American Literature MCQs

A. The Nobel Prize

B. The Sundance Award

C. The Booker Prize

D. The Pulitzer Prize

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.

A. 17 feet

B. 18 feet

C. 19 feet

D. 20 feet

A. he harpoons it through the heart

B. He bashes its head with his club

C. he lashes it to the inside of his boat

D. he bashes its head with his club

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.

A. selfish

B. deeply sad

C. the worst form of unlucky

D. too old

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.

A. he wishes that the boy, Manolin, were with him

B. he wishes he had more courage

C. he wishes he were younger

D. he wishes for more sunshine

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.

A. They are tired and vacant

B. they are the colour of the sea

C. they are full of pain

D. they are blood shot