A. 1951
B. 1952
C. 1965
D. 1953
✅ The correct answer is option B.
When the novella opens, how long has it been since Santiago last caught a fish?
A. 64 days
B. 84 days
C. 82 days
D. 85 days
✅ The correct answer is option B.
How does Hemingway translate the word “Salao” as a depiction of Santiago?
A. Crazy
B. Selfish
C. Old
D. “the worst form of unlicky
✅ The correct answer is option D.
How does Hemingway describe Santiago’s eyes?
A. They are full of pain.
B. They are blank with defeat.
C. They betray the weariness of his soul.
D. They are the color of the sea
✅ The correct answer is option D.
.Who is Santiago’s only friend?
A. Manolin
B. Joe Di Maggio
C. Harry Truman
D. Allan Poe
✅ The correct answer is option A.
What hangs on the wall of the old man’s shack?
A. Picture of his diseased mother.
B. His fishing equiptment.
C. Skeleton of a fish he caught.
D. Pictures of sacred Heart of Jesus and another of Virgin of cobre.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Why does Santiago not let his lines drift like the other fishermen?
A. He is a stubborn man who prefers the old-fashioned way of fishing.
B. It is dangerous, as he might become tangled with another boat.
C. He is no longer young or strong enough to control a dri>ing line.
D. He believes it is imprecise, and he strives always to be exact.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?
A. He wishes he were younger.
B. He wishes for better equipment.
C. He wishes that the fishermen who mocked him earlier were present to witness his victory.
D. He wished that the boy, Manolin, was with him.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
In order to help himself catch the fish, what did Santiago do?
A. He promised to recite ten Hail Mary’s and ten Our Fathers.
B. He promises to pay more attention to Manolin upon his return.
C. He lightens the boat by throwing all unnecessary weight overboa
D.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Old Man and the Sea can be interpreted as a double allegory namely
A. Man’s struggle with hardships, and his ability to endure.
B. Nature of man’s struggle with life, and of the artist’s struggle with his art.
C. Man’s struggle with his nemesis, and his victory.
D. The power of Strength, and victory.
✅ The correct answer is option B.