Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Quiz: questions and answers
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Old Man and the Sea was the last Hemingway's novel published during the lifetime of the author. It tells the story of a Cuban fisherman who is trying to catch the biggest fish in his life.
Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway quiz consists of several interesting questions and answers to test your knowledge of the novel.
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1. When was The Old Man and the Sea published?
1952
2. When did the novel win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
1953
3. How many copies of Life magazine were sold in two days when it published the excerped of the novel?
5 million
4. How many days had Santiago gone without catching a fish before he caught the marlin?
84
5. How many times has The Old Man and the Sea been adapted for the screen?
3
6. Who was the only to help the old fisherman?
Manolin
7. How long did the fishermen measure the marlin's skeleton to be?
18 feet
8. Where did Ernest Hemingway write his novel?
Cuba
9. Who published The Old Man and the Sea?
Scribner
10. Did the old man finally catch the big marlin?
Yes, but sharks ate the fish leaving only the skeleton