The Old Man
This is the old man's name
What is Santiago?
This is the boy's name
What is Manolin?
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?
The number of days before the old man hooked the fish,
What is 84?
Everything about the old man looked old except for________
What were his eyes?
The reason the boy could not go fishing with the old man
What is "His father wouldn't allow him".
This novella is partly about friendship. The two people who form a strong friendship are______________
Who are Santiago and Manolin?
The kind of sharks that attacked the Old Man's fish were
What is Mako and Shovel-nose?
The old man liked to drink this with the boy
What is beer?
The old man taught the boy to do this
What is "to fish"
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?
The kind of fish the old man caught
What is blue marlin?
the old man's favorite kind of fish to eat raw are these.
What is "flying fish".
The old man give these to the boy before he left to go fishing.
What are sardines?
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?
The old man rammed this on the shark's head
What is a harpoon?
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."
The old man told the boy to think of this great player on the Yankees.
Who was Joe DiMaggio?
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"?
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."