TOMATS reading quiz Part I

Which of the following is NOT true about Santiago and Manolin?

• Manolin has to work for another fishing boat because Santiago had not caught a fish in so long.

• Though Manolin no longer works for Santiago, he continues to help Santiago when he can.

• It was Manolin's choice to stop working for Santiago.

• Manolin buys small things for Santiago and brings them to him.

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What does Santiago dream about now that he is old?

• Africa, where he lived as a young boy

• The storms he has encountered on his skiff

• Great fish that he has caught in the past

• Contests of strength that he won when he was young

What are the only things Santiago takes for sustenance on the day of his fishing trip?

• Coffee for breakfast and a sandwich in a brown bag for lunch

• Sardines for breakfast and a bottle of water for lunch

• A cup of coffee for breakfast and a bottle of water for lunch

• Porridge for breakfast and sardines for lunch

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"The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. But none of these scars were fresh. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert."

Which of the following is NOT true about the characterization in this quote?

• It is physical description that shows that the man has lived a long life of hard physical labor that has taken a toll on his body.

• It shows his actions in the scars on his hands from handling heavy fish on "cords" (fishing lines). This reveals him to be a strong, hard-working man with a lot of perseverance.

• It shows his thoughts and feelings of loneliness because his wife is deceased.

• It is physical description that also reveals his long unlucky streak, because none of the scars on his hands are fresh.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Santiago drinks a cup of shark liver oil every day from the big drum in the shack where many of the fishermen kept their gear?

• It's free

• Santiago finds it delicious

• It is very good for colds and "grippes"

• It is good for the eyes

Which creature is eaten by turtles, much to Santiago's satisfaction?

• Flying fish that take Santiago's bait

• Portuguese man-of-war that get caught on the fishing line and sting when Santiago pulls up the line

• The sea weed that gets caught around the skiff and slows it down

• Algae that is bad for the fish Santiago wants to catch

Why does Santiago keep reminding himself to eat the tuna after it gets light?

• He doesn't want to lose the tuna to a shark

• He wants to eat the tuna as a reward for his hard work

• He knows he needs to eat it to keep up his strength

• He has a tradition of always eating a tuna while he fishes

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Which of the following things does Santiago NOT talk to while he is fishing?

• The Portuguese man-of-war

• The marlin (the fish)

• His own hand

• A bird that visits Santiago's skiff

• A friendly humpback whale who swims by

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True or false: when the marlin jumps, Santiago sees that he is two feet longer than the skiff

• True

• False

What does Santiago promise to do if he catches the marlin?

• Give money to the orphanage in Africa that helped him when he was a boy

• Light a candle for his wife at the church

• Say ten Our Fathers and ten Hail Marys and make a pilgrimage to the Vergen de Cobre

• Pay for Manolin to go to school

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