A. A bone spur
B. Alcoholism
C. A ruined knee
D. Failing eyesight
✅ The correct answer is option A.
American Literature MCQs
Holden attempts to have sex with:
A. Sally
B. Sunny
C. Jane
D. Sandra
✅ The correct answer is option C.
How does Santiago articulate his philosophy that destruction is inevitable?
A. The world is such an inhospitable place that no death should be mourned.
B. Out, out, brief candle!
C. Even the worthiest opponents must fall.
D. Everything in the world kills everything else in some way.
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Who is Santiago’s hero?
A. Harry Truman
B. Joe DiMaggio
C. Dick Sisler
D. Fidel Castro
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The animals in Central Park whose fate Holden often wonders are:
A. The beggars
B. The squirrels
C. The ducks in the lagoon
D. The kids on the meadow
✅ The correct answer is option C.
How does Santiago think about his adversary, the Marlin?
A. He considers that he and the Marlin are brothers
B. He praises the fish because it promises to bring a wonderful price at market.
C. He believes that the fish is a test of his worth, sent to him by God
D. He believes that the Marlin is stronger than expected.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin:
A. One hour
B. Five hours
C. One day
D. Fort five minutes
✅ The correct answer is option A.
After his unlucky streaks, Santiago takes his skiff into the:
A. Panama Canal
B. South Sea
C. Cuban Sea
D. Gulf Stream
✅ The correct answer is option D.
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.
The Old Man and the Sea was published in the year:
A. 1950
B. 1951
C. 1952
D. 1953
✅ The correct answer is option C.