The Old Man and the Sea Quizzes

The Old Man and the Sea Quiz 1

1 Where does the story take place?
Canary Islands

Puerto Rico

Cuba

Marshall Island
2 When the novel opens, how many days had it been since Santiago last caught a fish?
84

77

3

48
3 Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?
his neck

his mouth

his hands

his eyes
4 Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?
he dislikes Santiago

his parents have told him to fish with others

Manolin has left for the city

Santiago no longer needs him
5 Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?
picture of Sacred heart of Jesus

picture of the Virgin of Cobre

picture of Fidel Castro

tinted photograph of his wife
6 Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?
Lou Gehrig

Joe DiMaggio

Jackie Robinson

Babe Ruth
7 In what month does the story take place?
October

September

July

May
8 Of what did Santiago always dream?
Lions

Fish

Manolin

His wife
9 Where is Santiago originally from?
Mexico

Cuba

Canary Islands

Morocco
10 What does Santiago call the sea?
dorado

la mar

el mar

salao
11 What did Manolin give Santiago two of before he left?
water bottles

hooks

shoes

sardines
12 What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala, the whore?
Portuguese man-of-war

an eel

the sea

A dolphin
13 In his youth, on what kind of ship did he work?
turtling

sailing

fishing

trading
14 Fishermen called all fish of that species what?
sardines

tuna

mackerel

pescado
15 How deep was the line on which the marlin bit?
400 fathoms

300 fathoms

100 fathoms

200 fathoms
16 Santiago thought the light of what city would guide him home?
Havana

Cardenas

Bautista

San Juan
17 Why does Santiago hope the marlin will jump?
it will fill its air sacks and not be able to dive deep

it will be close enough to drive a harpoon into

it will let him see its size

it will see his strength and become frightened
18 What humiliating thing happens to Santiago's left hand while he is tracking the marlin?
it is stung by a Portuguese man-of-war

it is badly cut

sensation in it dies

it cramps
19 What does Santiago see that makes him realize "no man was ever alone on the sea" (61)?
porpoises

another boat

a flock of ducks

the stars
20 How many feet longer than Santiago's skiff is the marlin?
15

5

2

10
21 What injury does Joe DiMaggio have that Santiago obsesses about?
tendonitis

broken finger

pulled hamstring

bone spur
22 Where was the great "Negro" from against whom Santiago arm-wrestled in his youth?
Cienfuegos

Havana

Cardenas

Ghana
23 How long did Santiago's arm-wrestling match last?
3 days

all day

all night

all day and all night
24 What was Santiago called after his arm-wrestling match
The Great Santiago

The Rock

St. Santiago

The Champion
25 What does Santiago do to increase drag on the boat?
ties two oars together across the stern

paddles the opposite way

lowers his legs into the water

drops anchor

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The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

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