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WorksheetsThe Old Man and the Sea 3
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
How big was the fish?
It was half as long as the skiff.
It was 35 feet long.
It was twice the size of the skiff.
It was the feet longer than the skiff.
”But, thank God, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them, although they are more noble and more able.” What’s Hemingway saying?
If the fish had man's intelligence with its own ability and nobility, Santiago thinks that men wouldn't be able to catch fish.
We shouldn't kill creatures that are not as smart as we are.
God made the lower creatures less intelligent so we could catch them easily.
We are intelligent, but not intelligent enough to stop killing. That makes the lower animals more noble.
“He settled comfortably against the wood and took his suffering as it came…” is one of the many religious references in the novel. To whom is Santiago compared to in this one?
He is compared to St. Joseph
He is compared to Christ.
He is compared to St. Peter the fisherman.
He is compared to St John.
Santiago feels that he must “prove himself” to the fish and to the boy. “Now he was proving it again. Each time was a new time …”What is the implications in broader terms; do we ever stop having to prove ourselves (according to Hemingway)?
Once we accomplish our task to our best ability we can stop proving ourselves.
We can never do anything perfectly, so it is a waste of time to keep proving ourselves.
If our past actions don’t count for anything, and each new situation requires our best performance, then we must never stop proving ourselves.
Since no one else’s opinions really counts, we must each make the individual decision whether or not to prove ourselves to ourselves.
Who was El Campeon? How did he get that name?
El Campeon was Santiago, as champion arm wrestler of his youth. He beat a great athlete in an arm wrestling match.
It was a title that went each year to the fisherman in the village who had caught the most fish. Santiago had never achieved it.
It was a nickname that Santiago used when he referred to a pitcher in the Yankees. Santiago thought he was the best pitcher in the league.
He was a prize winning bull fighter. He was also Santiago’s brother who had left the village as a young boy and made a name for himself.
What second fish did the old man catch, and what will he do with it?
he caught an ocean perch and used it as bait.
He caught a swordfish and ate it immediately.
He caught a sea bass and saved it as a gift for Manolin.
He caught a dolphin and saved it to eat later.
Santiago tries to justify killing the big fish by thinking of how many people he will feed. What does the old man conclude?
He would only feed the children of the village.
He would share it equally among all the villagers.
He would not feed anyone; they were not worthy of eating it.
He and Manolin would be the only ones since he caught it.
Santiago sleeps again what does he dream of now?
He dreams again of his wife and their life together.
He dreams of porpoises, that his right hand is asleep, and of lions on the beach.
He dreams of the things he will buy with the money of the fish.
He dreams of his upcoming battle with the great fish.
What woke him up?
His hand hit him on the face as the big fish took the line and jumped.
The smell of the dolphin rotting in the boat woke him.
A wave washed over the boat and doused him with cold water.
A group of sea gulls attacked the dolphin.
When did the fish start to circle?
On the afternoon of the second day.
On the morning of the fourth day.
On the morning of the third day.
On the afternoon of the fifth day.
How did the old man kill the big fish?
He shot it in the head with the only bullet he had left with his rifle.
He let the fish run until it died of exhaustion.
He managed to keep enough of the body out of the water that it dies from lack of oxygen and exposure to the sun.
He pulled the fish close, got him turned on his side, held the line with his foot, and harpooned it.
