Top 50+ Solved The old man and the sea MCQ Questions Answer
Q. How are Santiago’s eyes described in “The Old Man and the Sea”?
a. They are tired and vacant
b. they are the colour of the sea
c. they are full of pain
d. they are blood shot
Q. What does Santiago wishes for constantly during his struggle with the marlin?
a. he wishes that the boy, Manolin, were with him
b. he wishes he had more courage
c. he wishes he were younger
d. he wishes for more sunshine
Q. Santiago is believed to be salao. How does Hemingway translate this word?
a. selfish
b. deeply sad
c. the worst form of unlucky
d. too old
Q. How does Santiago finally kill the marlin?
a. he harpoons it through the heart
b. He bashes its head with his club
c. he lashes it to the inside of his boat
d. he bashes its head with his club
Q. Which literary award did The Old Man and the Sea win in 1953?
a. The Nobel Prize
b. The Sundance Award
c. The Booker Prize
d. The Pulitzer Prize
Q. After his unlucky streaks, Santiago takes his skiff into the:
a. Panama Canal
b. South Sea
c. Cuban Sea
d. Gulf Stream