Q 01/05
A) William Faulkner
B) John Steinbeck
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer · why
Published in 1952, it was the last major work of fiction he released in his lifetime.
Q 02/05
A) Mexico
B) Cuba
C) Puerto Rico
D) Spain
Answer · why
Hemingway wrote it at his home outside Havana between December 1950 and February 1951.
Q 03/05
A) 84
B) 100
C) 200
D) 365
Answer · why
The streak makes him the worst form of unlucky in the eyes of the village.
Q 04/05
A) A rival fisherman
B) A café owner
C) Santiago's grandson
D) A boy Santiago trained
Answer · why
His parents have made him work on a luckier boat, but he still brings the old man food.
Q 05/05
A) Ted Williams
B) Mickey Mantle
C) Babe Ruth
D) Joe DiMaggio
Answer · why
He was also a fisherman's son, and his 1950 comeback week parallels Santiago's own.
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