The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Formative Assessment (Part I)
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25 questions
Directions: read each question below. Then, choose the BEST response. You may use a copy of the novella and technology for assistance on this formative assessment. Good luck!
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What is the setting of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway?
What is the setting of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway?
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What does Santiago refer to as his greatest friend in the first part of the novel?
What does Santiago refer to as his greatest friend in the first part of the novel?
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What is Santiago's main goal during his current fishing expedition?
What is Santiago's main goal during his current fishing expedition?
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What type of fish does Santiago catch that he struggles to reel in?
What type of fish does Santiago catch that he struggles to reel in?
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What is the relationship between Santiago and Manolin?
What is the relationship between Santiago and Manolin?
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What do the other fishermen in the village think of Santiago's skills?
What do the other fishermen in the village think of Santiago's skills?
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What does Santiago use as bait to catch the big fish?
What does Santiago use as bait to catch the big fish?
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Why is Santiago determined to catch the big fish alone?
Why is Santiago determined to catch the big fish alone?
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What does Santiago use as bait to catch the big fish?
What does Santiago use as bait to catch the big fish?
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What does Santiago dream about during his sleep on the boat?
What does Santiago dream about during his sleep on the boat?
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What does the sea symbolize in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway?
What does the sea symbolize in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway?
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What does the marlin represent in the novel?
What does the marlin represent in the novel?
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What does the old man's struggle with the sharks symbolize?
What does the old man's struggle with the sharks symbolize?
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What do the lions on the beach represent in Santiago's dreams?
What do the lions on the beach represent in Santiago's dreams?
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What does the old man's damaged hand symbolize in the story?
What does the old man's damaged hand symbolize in the story?
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During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?
During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?
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In what year was The Old Man and the Sea published?
In what year was The Old Man and the Sea published?
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Of what does the weary warbler that lands on Santiago’s fishing line make the old man think?
Of what does the weary warbler that lands on Santiago’s fishing line make the old man think?
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In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?
In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?
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At this point in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, what symbolic significance does the old man's struggle with the marlin hold?
At this point in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, what symbolic significance does the old man's struggle with the marlin hold?
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Directions: read the passage that follows. Then, choose the BEST answer for questions 21, 22, and 23. Good luck!
"In the dark the old man could feel the morning coming and as he rowed he heard the trembling sound as flying fish left the water and the hissing that their stiff set wings made as they soared away in the darkness. He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean. He was sorry for the birds, especially the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and looking and almost never finding, and he thought, the birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and the heavy strong ones. Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel? She is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea."
What does the old man feel sorry for in the passage?
Directions: read the passage that follows. Then, choose the BEST answer for questions 21, 22, and 23. Good luck!
"In the dark the old man could feel the morning coming and as he rowed he heard the trembling sound as flying fish left the water and the hissing that their stiff set wings made as they soared away in the darkness. He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean. He was sorry for the birds, especially the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and looking and almost never finding, and he thought, the birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and the heavy strong ones. Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel? She is kind and very beautiful. But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea."
What does the old man feel sorry for in the passage?
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Why does the old man feel sorry for the birds, particularly the dark terns?
Why does the old man feel sorry for the birds, particularly the dark terns?
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From the passage in question 21, who or what is being personified as "she"?
From the passage in question 21, who or what is being personified as "she"?
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Directions: read the passage that follows. Then, choose the BEST answer for questions 24 and 25. Good luck!
"Some time before daylight something took one of the baits that were behind
him. He heard the stick break and the line begin to msh out over the gunwale of the skiff.
In the darkness he loosened his sheath knife and taking all the strain of the fish on his
left shoulder he leaned back and cut the line against the wood of the gunwale. Then he
cut the other line closest to him and in the dark made the loose ends of the reserve coils
fast. He worked skillfully with the one hand and put his foot on the coils to hold them as
he drew his knots tight. Now he had six reserve coils of line. There were two from each
bait he had severed and the two from the bait the fish had taken and they were all
connected."
What imagery is emphasized in the passage when the old man cuts the fishing lines against the wood of the gunwale?
Directions: read the passage that follows. Then, choose the BEST answer for questions 24 and 25. Good luck!
"Some time before daylight something took one of the baits that were behind
him. He heard the stick break and the line begin to msh out over the gunwale of the skiff.
In the darkness he loosened his sheath knife and taking all the strain of the fish on his
left shoulder he leaned back and cut the line against the wood of the gunwale. Then he
cut the other line closest to him and in the dark made the loose ends of the reserve coils
fast. He worked skillfully with the one hand and put his foot on the coils to hold them as
he drew his knots tight. Now he had six reserve coils of line. There were two from each
bait he had severed and the two from the bait the fish had taken and they were all
connected."
What imagery is emphasized in the passage when the old man cuts the fishing lines against the wood of the gunwale?
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Which of the following best describes the overall tone conveyed through the imagery in the passage?
Which of the following best describes the overall tone conveyed through the imagery in the passage?