The Old Man and the Sea Chapter Quizzes

The Old Man and the Sea was first published in

• 1960

• 1948

• 1952

• 1929

The novella tells the story of

• a father and his son

• an old man and his nephew

• an old couple

• an old man and his friend

Which of the following adjectives describes Hemingway’s writings best?

• surreal

• autobiographical

• comic

• happy

The story is set in

• Spain during WWII

• New York during the 1920s

• Cuba during the Cold War

• France at the turn of the century

Hemingway invented a style called

• the polar bear theory

• the mountain theory

• the snow theory

• the iceberg theory

Santiago often dreams about

• catching a fish

• Manolin

• his late wife

• lions

The story is told from

• the fish’s perspective

• Manolin's perspective

• Joe DiMaggio's perspective

• an external perspective

Hemingway started his writing career as

• a playwright

• a novelist

• a journalist

• a translator

At the beginning of the novel, Santiago is described as

• salao, which is the worst form of unlucky

• starving, which means dying of hunger

• formidable, which means inspiring respect through being impressively powerful

• devout, which means being very religious

Which of the following phrases does Santiago utter to himself most frequently while at sea?

• "I wish I could go home"

• "I wish the boy was here"

• "I need to catch this fish"

• "I'm hungry"