The Old Man and the Sea Chapter Quizzes

Who is Manolin?

• A fish

• Santiago's wife

• The little boy

• A potato

Who is Santiago?

• A fish

• Santiago's wife

• The little boy

• The old man

Where does Santiago live?

• In Cuba, sometime in the middle of the 1900s

• In Cuba, in 2020

• In Spain, in the 1930s

• In space, the year 7859

Why does Santiago keep trying to catch this fish, even though all the villagers think he never will?

• Because he is hungry.

• Because the fish insulted his mom once.

• Because the fish symbolizes his determination and his indomitable will, and his desire to prove to himself once and for all that he can overcome life's obstacles.

• Because my teacher said that's what he wants.

Why does Manolin admire the old man?

• Because he needs better friends.

• Because the old man is brave and wise, and never gives up.

• Because they both like baseball.

• Because he also has beef with that fish.

What is a skiff?

• A type of small boat that Santiago uses to catch fish with.

• A type of small knife.

• A kind of cookie from Cuba.

• A type of dance that Santiago used to do with his wife.

What does Santiago (the old man) dream about? What do these objects mean?

• Stew and rice and black beans. They symbolize his hunger for knowledge.

• His wife. She symbolizes his loneliness.

• Lions on the beach in Africa. They symbolize his desire to be like a lion: proud, brave, free, and strong.

• Baseball. Baseball symbolizes his desire to be young and carefree again.

Why doesn't the old man have any food in his house, except for food that his landlord gave him?

• Because he's a robot who doesn't eat food.

• Because a hurricane wrecked his house.

• Because he is too sad to eat, due to his struggles with not being able to catch fish.

• Because the only food he really wants/cares about are the fish he catches himself.