Question 1

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?

Accepted Answer

A)  his neck
B)  his hands
C)  his eyes
D)  his legs C

Question 2

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-What kind of reception does Santiago receive at the terrace café?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fishermen regard him as a hero.
B)  most of the fishermen mock him.
C)  the successful fishermen offer him a portion of their day's catch.
D)  the younger fishermen pretend that the old man doesn't exist. B

Question 3

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?

Accepted Answer

A)  he wishes he were younger.
B)  he wishes for better equipment.
C)  he wishes that the fishermen who mocked him earlier were present to witness his victory.
D)  he wishes that the boy, manolin, were with him. D

Question 4

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Where does the story The Old Man and the Sea take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  cuba
B)  canary islands
C)  marshall island
D)  puerto rico

Question 5

Which of the following novels belong to the category of non realistic fiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  alice in wonderland
B)  a tale of two cities
C)  pride and prejudice
D)  sons and lovers school of distance education

Question 6

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?

Accepted Answer

A)  he promises to pay more attention to manolin upon his return
B)  he decides to recite ten hail marys and ten our fathers
C)  he lightens the boat by throwing all unnecessary weight overboard.
D)  he ties the skiff to a buoy so that the fish cannot pull it farther out to sea.

Question 7

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-What did Manolin give Santiago two of before he left?

Accepted Answer

A)  water bottles
B)  hooks
C)  shoes
D)  sardines

Question 8

A work of art that has a single theme, the working out of a single idea is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  biography
B)  science fiction
C)  autobiography
D)  short story

Question 9

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-How does Santiago finally kill the marlin?

Accepted Answer

A)  he harpoons it through the heart.
B)  he stabs it between the eyes.
C)  he lashes it to the inside of the boat.
D)  he bashes its head with his club.

Question 10

In Of Schools and Schools how does Barbara know that Neveda's letter is from Gilbert?

Accepted Answer

A)  his name is written on it.
B)  his stationery was different.
C)  it was marked by a gold palette in a corner.
D)  gilbert always wrote to neveda.

Question 11

In the story The Diamond Necklace Mathilde envies the social class and wealth of others because_______

Accepted Answer

A)  she was born wealthy but wants to be even wealthier.
B)  she feels that she deserves a more beautiful life.
C)  her husband is very demanding.
D)  she has many rich friends.

Question 12

What happens at the end of the story The Phoenix ?

Accepted Answer

A)  poldero makes a lot of money.
B)  poldero becomes very famous with the death and rebirth of the phoenix.
C)  the flames of the phoenix's death kill poldero and the viewers.
D)  the phoenix learns to love poldero.

Question 13

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?

Accepted Answer

A)  he dislikes santiago
B)  his parents have told him to fish with others
C)  santiago no longer needs him
D)  manolin has gone to the city

Question 14

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-What does Santiago call the sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  dorado
B)  salao
C)  la mar
D)  el mar

Question 15

The Story of my Experiments with Truth is an example of ____________ writing.

Accepted Answer

A)  biographical
B)  mystery
C)  autobiographical
D)  animal fiction

Question 16

Which of the following statements best summarizes The Diamond Necklace?

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman who wants to make a good impression goes to a dance.
B)  an expensive necklace is lost and needs to be replaced.
C)  a woman buys an expensive dress and borrows a diamond necklace.
D)  in pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to financial ruin.

Question 17

Sir Walter Scott was the first to experiment with the _________ novel.

Accepted Answer

A)  gothic
B)  historic
C)  biography
D)  science fiction

Question 18

___________ is well known for Waverly Novels.

Accepted Answer

A)  walter scott
B)  dh lawrence
C)  charles dickens
D)  george eliot

Question 19

Complexity in plot and characterization began with the novels of ________ in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  walter scott
B)  henry fielding
C)  tobias smollet
D)  charles dickens

Question 20

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-After the shark attack, Santiago reflects that destruction is inevitable. How does he articulate this philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the world is such an inhospitable place that no death should be mourned.
B)  out, out, brief candle!
C)  even the worthiest opponents must fall.
D)  everything in the world kills everything else in some way

Exam 1: Literary Analysis: The Old Man and the Sea and Various Short Stories

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -What kind of reception does Santiago receive at the terrace café?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Where does the story The Old Man and the Sea take place?

Which of the following novels belong to the category of non realistic fiction?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -What did Manolin give Santiago two of before he left?

A work of art that has a single theme, the working out of a single idea is called _______.

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -How does Santiago finally kill the marlin?