4. The Old Man and the Sea was published in the year:
Correct : C. 1952
5. How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin:
Correct : A. One hour
6. How does Hemingway describe Santiago’s eyes?
Correct : D. They are the color of the sea
7. Who is Santiago’s hero?
Correct : B. Joe DiMaggio
8. The great Joe DiMaggio suffers from what affliction?
Correct : A. A bone spur
9. How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin?
Correct : B. One hour
10. The Old man and The Sea is set in:
Correct : D. Cuba
11. Of what did Santiago always dream?
Correct : C. Lions
12. In what year was the Old Man and the Sea published?
Correct : B. 1952
13. When the novella opens, how long has it been since Santiago last caught a fish?
Correct : B. 84 days
14. How does Hemingway translate the word “Salao” as a depiction of Santiago?
Correct : D. “the worst form of unlicky
15. How does Hemingway describe Santiago’s eyes?
Correct : D. they are the color of the sea
16. .Who is Santiago’s only friend?
Correct : A. Manolin
17. What hangs on the wall of the old man’s shack?
Correct : D. Pictures of sacred Heart of Jesus and another of Virgin of cobre.
18. Why does Santiago not let his lines drift like the other fishermen?
Correct : D. He believes it is imprecise, and he strives always to be exact.
19. During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?
Correct : D. He wished that the boy, Manolin, was with him.
20. In order to help himself catch the fish, what did Santiago do?
Correct : A. He promised to recite ten Hail Mary’s and ten Our Fathers.
21. The Old Man and the Sea can be interpreted as a double allegory namely
Correct : B. Nature of man’s struggle with life, and of the artist’s struggle with his art.
22. How does Santiago think about his adversary, the Marlin?
Correct : A. He considers that he and the Marlin are brothers
23. How does Santiago articulate his philosophy that destruction is inevitable?
Correct : D. Everything in the world kills everything else in some way.
24. The old man remembers that once, when he killed a female marlin
Correct : A. The male marlin swam alongside the boat as though in mourning.
25. How many times in the novel does Santiago dream about lions at play on the beaches
of Africa?
Correct : B. Three
26. When does Manolin come to Santiago's shack?
Correct : B. Morning of day five
27. Why does the thought of selling the fish’s meat disappoint the old man?
Correct : D. The people who will eat the meat are unworthy. .
28. What was Santiago’s problem with the left hand?
Correct : C. It was Cramped
29. The Marlin represents:
Correct : D. Courage and perseverance
30. What does Manolin do when he sees Santiago return?
Correct : C. He cries for Santiago’s suffering and defeat.
31. How did the Old man kill the big fish?
Correct : D. He pulled the fish close, got him turned on his side, held the line with his foot, and harpooned it.
32. How are Santiago’s eyes described in “The Old Man and the Sea”?
Correct : B. they are the colour of the sea
33. What does Santiago wishes for constantly during his struggle with the marlin?
Correct : A. he wishes that the boy, Manolin, were with him
34. Santiago is believed to be salao. How does Hemingway translate this word?
Correct : C. the worst form of unlucky
35. How does Santiago finally kill the marlin?
Correct : A. he harpoons it through the heart
36. Which literary award did The Old Man and the Sea win in 1953?
Correct : D. The Pulitzer Prize
37. After his unlucky streaks, Santiago takes his skiff into the:
Correct : D. Gulf Stream
38. The animals in Central Park whose fate Holden often wonders are:
Correct : C. The ducks in the lagoon
39. Holden attempts to have sex with:
Correct : C. Jane
40. The name of Holden’s brother who died was:
Correct : C. Allie
41. What is the name of the school Holden is attending at the beginning of his story?
Correct : B. Pencey Prep
42. Holden tries to punch Stradlater immediately after
Correct : A. Stradlater refuses to answer Holden’s questions about his date.
43. According to Holden, he knew he was happy when he was
Correct : A. Holding hands with Jane
44. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden
Correct : C. A prostitute
45. Phoebe chastises Holden because, in her mind, he
Correct : D. Doesn’t like anything
46. Holden leaves Mr. Antolini’s apartment because
Correct : C. He thinks Mr. Antolini made a pass at him
47. Who is the narrator of the novel, The Catcher in the Rye?
Correct : C. Holden Caufield
48. When the novel begins, Holden describe
Correct : B. Recuperating in a tuberculosis rest home
49. What is the name of the book of short stories written by D.B.?
Correct : D. The Secret Goldfish.
50. What is the school Holden attends at the beginning of the novel?
Correct : D. Pencey Prep.
51. Why is Holden back early from the fencing match?
Correct : B. He left the equipment on the subway.
52. Who is Mr. Spencer?
Correct : D. Holden's hinovel teacher.
53. What two reasons does Holden give for not talking about his early childhood?
Correct : A. The two reasons Holden gives for not talking about his early childhood are that kind of thingbores him, and that his parents would be upset if he shared anything personal about them.
54. What item of clothing did Holden buy during the team’s trip to New York?
Correct : B. A red hunting hat
55. What happened to James Castle when the boys tormented him?
Correct : D. He jumped out of the window, and died.
56. After Holden checks into his room at the Edmont Hotel, what does he see out of his
window?
Correct : C. A variety of bizarre sex acts going on in other rooms of the hotel
57. Why does Holden refer to D.B.'s writing in Hollywood as prostitution?
Correct : A. because he feels that D.B. sold himself out for money.
58. What characterizes "a phony," according to Holden?
Correct : A. Superficiality, pretention, hypocrisy
59. The elevator operator at the Edmont offers to get Holden
Correct : D. Prostitute
60. Holden claims he can’t sleep with Sunny because
Correct : D. He’s just had an operation on his “clavichord.”
61. The dominating theme of The Catcher in the Rye is
Correct : A. The protection of innocence, especially of children.
62. According to Holden, what is “the best thing” about the Museum of Natural History is
Correct : D. “That everything stayed right where they are.”
63. Why does the prostitute return with Maurice the doorman?
Correct : D. The prostitute says Holden raped her and she wants Maurice to beat him up.
64. Although Phoebe’s real middle name is “Josephine,” she signs her name as
Correct : C. Phoebe Allie Caufield
65. At breakfast, Holden is surprised that the nun
Correct : B. Likes Romeo and Juliet
66. What does the lyric, "if a body catch a body coming through the rye" that Holden
misquotes make him imagine?
Correct : B. Standing at the edge of a cliff and catching children who come too close.
67. According to Holden Caulfied, what characterizes “a phony”?
Correct : C. superficiality, pretension, hypocrisy
68. How old is Holden Caulfield?
Correct : D. 17
69. What does Holden Caulfield’s obsessive search for company reveal?
Correct : A. his deep loneliness
70. What does Phoebe help the reader understand about Holden?
Correct : C. He is deeply sad and had difficulty maturing
71. According to Holden Caulfield, who is the “queen of all phonies”?
Correct : A. Sally Hayes
72. According to Holden, he knew he was happy when he was
Correct : B. Holding hands with Jane
73. The judge found Tom Robinson:
Correct : B. Guilty
74. Who tells Jem that it is a sin to kill mockingbirds?
Correct : C. Atticus
75. MayellaEwell is actually beaten by:
Correct : B. Bob Ewell
76. Jem and Scout are taken to the black community church by:
Correct : C. Calpurnia
77. Jem’s pants are mended by:
Correct : A. Boo Radley
78. Where does Boo leave gifts for Scout and Jem?
Correct : B. in a hole in the oak tree
79. Who causes the lynch mob to disperse?
Correct : B. Scout
80. What is Scout’s real name?
Correct : A. Jean Louise Finch
81. Whose house burns down in To Kill A Mockingbird?
Correct : D. Miss Maudie’s
82. Who insists that Bob Ewell’s death is an accident?
Correct : A. Heck Tate
83. Who is the president of the United States at the time that the events in To Kill A
Mockingbird occur?
Correct : C. Franklin
84. Who beats up Mayella Ewell?
Correct : A. Bob Ewell
85. The neighbour of Scout and Jem sets herself outside of Maycomb’s conventionality is:
Correct : B. Miss Maudie
86. Atticus tries to defend Tom Robinson from the allegations of
Correct : B. Bob and MayellaEwell
87. The town, Maycomb is comprised of three communities:
Correct : A. The white folk, the black community, and the ‘white trash’
88. The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the book’s exploration of
Correct : A. The moral nature of human beings
89. The moral voice of To Kill a Mockingbird is embodied by
Correct : A. Atticus Finch
90. At the end of the book, Scout says that she has learned practically everything except
Correct : C. Algebra
91. The death of Tom Robinson is compared to “the senseless slaughter of songbirds,” by
Correct : C. Mr. Underwood
92. Atticus says, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but
Correct : A. Eats crumbs from the road
93. Boo proves the ultimate symbol ofgood by saving Jem and Scout from
Correct : A. Bob Ewell
94. The first chapter of To kill a Mockingbird focuses on telling stories. This primarily serves to:
Correct : D. Tie each of the individual characters to their family and history
95. How old were Scout and Jem when To Kill a Mockingbird begins?
Correct : C. 6 and 10
96. In To kill a Mockingbird Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which
family house?
Correct : B. Radley’s
97. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Correct : A. She can read and write
98. What activity do Dill, Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Correct : C. They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
99. What secret does Jem reveal to Scout?
Correct : A. When he went back for his pants, they were folded and sewn across the fence like as if theywere expecting him.
100. The narrator of the novel, To Kill a Mocking bird is