The Old Man and the Sea Quizzes

The Old Man and the Sea Quiz 1

1 Where does the story take place?
Marshall Island

Puerto Rico

Cuba

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

48

3

77
3 Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?
his hands

his neck

his mouth

his eyes
4 Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?
his parents have told him to fish with others

Santiago no longer needs him

Manolin has left for the city

he dislikes Santiago
5 Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?
picture of the Virgin of Cobre

picture of Sacred heart of Jesus

tinted photograph of his wife

picture of Fidel Castro
6 Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?
Lou Gehrig

Jackie Robinson

Babe Ruth

Joe DiMaggio
7 In what month does the story take place?
September

July

October

May
8 Of what did Santiago always dream?
Fish

Manolin

Lions

His wife
9 Where is Santiago originally from?
Cuba

Canary Islands

Morocco

Mexico
10 What does Santiago call the sea?
el mar

dorado

la mar

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

shoes

sardines

water bottles
12 What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala, the whore?
the sea

Portuguese man-of-war

an eel

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

turtling

trading

sailing
14 Fishermen called all fish of that species what?
pescado

tuna

sardines

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

200 fathoms

300 fathoms

100 fathoms
16 Santiago thought the light of what city would guide him home?
San Juan

Cardenas

Bautista

Havana
17 Why does Santiago hope the marlin will jump?
it will be close enough to drive a harpoon into

it will fill its air sacks and not be able to dive deep

it will see his strength and become frightened

it will let him see its size
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

it cramps

sensation in it dies
19 What does Santiago see that makes him realize "no man was ever alone on the sea" (61)?
a flock of ducks

porpoises

the stars

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

10

2

5
21 What injury does Joe DiMaggio have that Santiago obsesses about?
pulled hamstring

tendonitis

bone spur

broken finger
22 Where was the great "Negro" from against whom Santiago arm-wrestled in his youth?
Ghana

Havana

Cardenas

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

all day

all day and all night

all night
24 What was Santiago called after his arm-wrestling match
The Rock

The Champion

The Great Santiago

St. Santiago
25 What does Santiago do to increase drag on the boat?
drops anchor

ties two oars together across the stern

paddles the opposite way

lowers his legs into the water

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The Old Man and the Sea

by Ernest Hemingway

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