The Old Man
The Boy
Themes
Sharks / Fish
100

This is the old man's name

What is Santiago?

100

This is the boy's name

What is Manolin?

100

This novella pits man against his natural surroundings. The old man faces his greatest challenge with his battle against this fish.

What is a marlin?

100

 The number of days before the old man hooked the fish,

What is 84?

200

Everything about the old man looked old except for________

What were his eyes?

200

 The reason the boy could not go fishing with the old man

What is "His father  wouldn't allow him".

200

This novella is partly about friendship. The two people who form a strong friendship are______________

Who are Santiago and Manolin?

200

The kind of sharks that attacked the Old Man's fish were

What is Mako and Shovel-nose?

300

The old man liked to drink this with the boy

What is beer?

300

The old man taught the boy to do this

What is "to fish"

300

Another theme of this book is perseverance. The fish perseveres in that it does not surrender, and ________________ also perseveres in that he doesn't blame anyone or give up.

Who is Santiago?

300

The kind of fish the old man caught

What is blue marlin?

400

 the old man's favorite kind of fish to eat raw are these.

What is "flying fish".

400

The old man give these to the boy before he left to go fishing.

What are sardines?

400

Another theme is skill.  The skill that is portrayed in this book that the old man possesses is that of a ________________________.

What is a fisherman?

400

The old man rammed this on the shark's head

What is a harpoon?

500

 The reason the old man did not like to go with the current while he was fishing.

What is "He knows that the bigger fish are deeper and they don't like to go with the current."

500

The old man told the boy to think of this great player on the Yankees.

Who was Joe DiMaggio?

500

True or False:  Returning home with nothing but the skeleton to bear witness to the greatest catch of his life, Santiago is not defeated nor his spirit broken. The boy encourages him to fish again. 

What is "True"?

500

The  use of the fish after the Old Man brought it to shore 

What was "Pedreco got the head and he will use it as fish traps. The boy is going to use the fish to make a spear."

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