The story of the old man and the sea

Who wrote the story, "Old Man and the Sea"?

• a. Santiago

• b. Ernest Hemingway

• c. Manolin

• d. Spencer Tracy

Where did Santiago and Manolin live?

• a. In Florida

• b. In US

• c. In Cuba

• d. In a fishing village

Why did Manolin's parents not want him to sail with Santiago?

• a. Santiago was unlucky.

• b. Santiago was a bad man.

• c. Santiago was a fisherman.

• d. Santiago talked about American baseball.

4. According to the story, which one is correct?

• a. Manolin was an experienced fisherman.

• b. Manolin never visited Santiago's shack.

• c. Manolin gave Santiago some food.

• d. Manolin helped Santiago carry a lot of fish back home every day.

What did Santiago feel for his great opponent?

• a. angry

• b. admiration

• c. compassion

• d. both b and c

What kind of fish did Santiago catch?

• a. a shark

• b. a marlin

• c. a harpoon

• d. All are correct

How many days did it take Santiago to bring the fish back to shore?

• a. 2

• b. 3

• c. 25

• d. 84

What happened to the fish that Santiago caught?

• • a. Someone stole it.

• • b. Sharks had eaten it.

• • c. Santiago used it as bait.

• • d. Santiago let it go.

Based on the story, which one is correct?

• • a. A big fish had taken Santiago's bait at night.

• • b. Santiago tied the big fish in front of his boat.

• • c. Santiago didn't try to protect his catch.

• • d. Santiago had only the head, backbone and tail of his catch when he finally reached the shore.

How did the story end?

• a. Santiago died.

• b. Santiago did not return home.

• c. Manolin searched for Santiago in the sea.

• d. Santiago and Manolin decided to go fishing again.