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Old Man and the Sea Day One

Quiz by Krista Grabher

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  • Q1
    Where does the story take place?
    Bahamas
    Canary Islands
    Cuba
    Puerto Rico
    30s
  • Q2
    When the novel opens, how many days had it been since Santiago last caught a fish?
    75
    33
    48
    84
    30s
  • Q3
    Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?
    his mouth
    his neck
    his eyes
    his hands
    30s
  • Q4
    Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?
    Santiago no longer needs him
    his parents have told him to fish with others
    Manolin has left for the city
    He dislikes Santiago
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?
    tinted photograph of his wife
    picture of Fidel Castro
    picture of the Virgin of Cobre
    picture of Sacred heart of Jesus
    30s
  • Q6
    Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?
    Lou Gehrig
    Jackie Robinson
    Babe Ruth
    Joe DiMaggio
    30s
  • Q7
    In what month does the story take place?
    October
    May
    June
    September
    30s
  • Q8
    Of what did Santiago always dream?
    His wife
    Lions
    Manolin
    Fish
    30s
  • Q9
    Where is Santiago originally from?
    Mexico
    Morocco
    Canary Islands
    Cuba
    30s
  • Q10
    What does Santiago call the sea?
    Dorado
    El mar
    Salao
    La mar
    30s
  • Q11
    What did Manolin give Santiago two of before he left?
    water bottles
    shoes
    sardines
    hooks
    30s
  • Q12
    What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala
    an eel
    a dolphin
    the sea
    Portuguese man-of-war
    30s
  • Q13
    In his youth, on what kind of ship did he work?
    fishing
    trading
    turtling
    sailing
    30s
  • Q14
    Fishermen called all fish of that species what?
    pescado
    sardines
    tuna
    mackerel
    30s
  • Q15
    Santiago refers to what in Spanish?
    A famous church
    Saint James
    Another place in the Caribbean
    Sans Leo
    30s

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