Author
Plot
Symbols
Themes
Etc.
100
Who is the author of the book?
What is Ernest Hemingway?
100
Where did the story take place?
What is Havana, Cuba?
100
What in the book symbolize the destoyers of dreams?
What are the sharks.
100
List two possible themes from the story.
100
What is the name for the hero of a story?
What is the protagonist.
200
When did he first start writing?
What is 17 years old?
200
At the beginning of the book, how long has it been since Santiago caught a fish?
What is 84 days?
200
What does Manolin represent in the book?
What is hope and youth.
200
List two ways that suffering is seen throughout the story.
What is the old man lacks food, water, sleep, and is in pain.
200
Finish this line: "Anyone can be a fisherman in ____________."
What is May.
300
How did he die?
What is suicide?
300
Why doesn't Manolin fish with the old man anymore?
What is the boy's parents say the old man is bad luck?
300
What does the marlin represent?
What is the ultimate opponent or your biggest dream?
300
How do we see the theme of respect shown in the novel?
300
What year was Old Man and the Sea published?
What is 1952.
400
Name 2 other famous works he wrote.
What is "The Sun Also Rises," "Farewell to Arms," and "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
400
List 2 ways that Hemingway describes Santiago's eyes.
What is color of the sea, cheerful, and undefeated.
400
Why does the old man considered a Christ-like symbol?
What is he has patience, hope, goodness, and humility.
400
Explain how we see perseverance throughout the book.
400
During his struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?
What is he wishes that the boy, Manolin, were with him.
500
Name the two awards he won.
What is Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize?
500
Why does the thought of selling the fish's meat disappoint the old man?
What is the people who will eat the meat are not worthy of it.
500
What does the sea symbolize?
What is the journey of life.
500
Who is stronger: the fish or the old man? Explain with examples from the story.
500
What happened to the old man's wife?
What is the book does not say.
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