All of these may be symbols of the depressive mood of The Old Man and the Sea EXCEPT which? aThe capture of the fish bThe fisherman's longing for the boy cThe lonely shack where the fisherman lives dThe solitary image of the small boat at sea

Hemingway's depressive tone may be expressed through what element of The Old Man and the Sea? aThe way the fisherman perseveres despite obstacles. bThe fisherman's thoughts about missing the boy. cThe name of the boat the fisherman sails in dThe terse, matter-of-fact language

Which of the following is an example of imagery from The Old Man and the Sea? aThe successful fishermen of that day were already in and had butchered their marlin bThe sail was patched with flour sacks and, unfurled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat cThey sat on the terrace, and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man, and he was not angry dThe old man had taught the boy to fish, and the boy loved him

How might a reader come away with an optimistic mood after reading The Old Man and the Sea? aBy recounting the old man's perseverance. bBe recalling the lonely experience on the sea cBy thinking of the friendship with the boy dBy looking at the fisherman's youthful nostalgic

The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Wife's Lament all depictGroup of answer choicesregret.loneliness.contentment.anger.

Besides the sea, what is the other setting predominantly used in The Old Man and the Sea? aAn automobile bA restaurant cThe library dA fishing village