The Old Man and the Sea

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English
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11th Grade
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Brandon Humphreys
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In The Old Man and the Sea, which character is the "old man?"
Manolin
Rodrigo
Santiago
Diego
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the context of the novel, what does "thwart" mean?
A type of sea-going bird.
To stop someone from doing something.
A mark on the face.
The rowing seat on a skiff.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Old Man's apprentice is...
Manolin
Santiago
Diego
Rodrigo
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The type of fish the Old Man is trying to catch is a
Tuna
Marlin
Bonita
Sardine
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do Manolin and Santiago pretend that they have in the opening pages?
A giant boat.
A cast net and some fish and rice to eat.
Fishing reels and soup.
None of these.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best shows Santiago's optimism?
"No. I will make [the fish and rice] later on. Or I may eat the rice cold."
"May I take the cast net?"
"Of course."
"Eighty-five is a lucky number."
None of these.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theme does best fits the following passage: "But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea."
Human vs. Self
Human vs. Human
Human vs. Society
Human vs. Nature.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which passage best illustrates Santiago's pride?
"In the dark the old man could feel the morning coming and as he rowed he heard the trembling sound as flying fish left the water and the hissing that their stiff set wings made as they soared away in the darkness."
He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean."
He was sorry for the birds, especially the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and looking and almost never finding, and he thought, the birds have a harder life than we do..."
All of these.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.9
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