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30 Cards in this Set
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In what year was The Old Man and the Sea first published?
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1952
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Which of the following is/are true of The Old Man and the Sea?
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It was the last novel Hemingway published in his lifetime, it won Hemingway a Pulitzer Prize and it was cited as part of the reason Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
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How many days of bad luck with Santiago does Manolin's father tolerate before making his son fish on a different boat?
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40 days
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Where does Santiago live?
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A palm-leaf shack
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How does Manolin feel about fishing with Santiago again?
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Manolin wants to fish with Santiago again
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What sports figure does Santiago admire most?
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Joe DiMaggio
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What do the pictures Santiago keeps on his walls depict?
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Religious figures
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How does Santiago get dinner on the first evening of the novel?
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The owner of the Terrace café gives him dinner
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What does Santiago have planned for the novel's second day?
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Going far to sea alone
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What does Santiago do during the first night of the novel?
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Dreams about lions on the beach in Africa
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Why does Santiago think most people are heartless about turtles?
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Turtles' hearts beat for hours after they are butchered
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What is the first creature that Santiago catches at sea?
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A tuna
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How does Santiago feel about not having Manolin on board?
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He wishes Manolin were there to help and see what is happening
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What was the saddest thing Santiago ever saw a marlin do?
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Follow the fishing boat that captured its mate
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After the giant marlin begins pulling Santiago's boat, what does he do with his remaining coils of reserve line?
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He connects them together for more length
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What part of Santiago's body is injured when, distracted by a warbler, the marlin's sudden lurch throws him forward?
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His hand
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What does Santiago do with the first creature he has caught at sea on his current trip?
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Eats it for the sake of his strength
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What does Santiago promise to do if he catches the marlin?
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Make a pilgrimage to the Virgin of Cobre
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What handicap does Santiago's favorite sports star have?
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A bone spur
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What had Santiago been called in his youth?
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El Campeón (The Champion)
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What does Santiago dream about on the second night he is at sea?
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Porpoises, sleeping in his village, and the lions on the beach
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What wakes Santiago up at the start of the third day that he is at sea?
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The marlin jerking on the line
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How does the marlin finally die?
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Santiago stabs it with a harpoon
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What does Santiago first eat after the marlin dies?
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Shrimp
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What is the first sea creature to try to eat the marlin?
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A shovel-nosed shark
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How much of the marlin is left when Santiago returns to his village?
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Just the head and skeleton
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What does Santiago do with the mast of his boat when he returns to his village?
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He carries it back to his shack on his shoulder
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Why does Manolin cry when he sees Santiago?
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Santiago's hands are badly injured
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How big do the fishermen say the marlin was?
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18 feet long
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What does Santiago do with the marlin's spear?
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Gives it to Manolin
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