WorksheetsThe Old Man and the Sea
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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"
For how long does Santiago wrestle with the Marlin?
Two days and two nights
A week
One day and one night
five days
Santiago and Manolin both like
cricket
football
basketball
baseball
Santiago hates a cramp because
it's painful
it is a treachery of one's own body
it allows you to take a break
it gives him a tingling sensation
Santiago can't bring home the fish because
the marlin escapes
the eagles eat it
the sharks eat it
he needs to eat it to get back to shore
'A man can be destroyed but not defeated' is a key example of the theme of
the greatness and nobility of man's courage
the superior forces of nature
hopelessness
friendship
Santiago's efforts are similar to
Sisyphus' toilsome work
Manolin's success
DiMaggio's relentlessness
Hemingway's time as a journalist
Which of the following expressions is explicitly related to the theme of man's love of and connection with nature?
la mar
el mar
El Campeón
galanos
Toward the end of the story, Santiago identifies with the fish, calling him
"brother" and "old fish"
"friend" and "sibling"
"mine" and "relative"
"old fish" and "mine"
The story concludes in a
comic way
tragic way
depressing and hopeless way
tragicomic way
The Old Man and the Sea is a story about
the methods one should use when trying to fish marlin
the various relentless efforts of man trying to create a meaningful life
the links between fishing and baseball
the hardships of rural life during the Cold War
