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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After killing the Mako shark, what does Santiago eat?
(a) Nothing. All his food is gone.
(b) A piece of the marlin where the shark had bitten it.
(c) The liver of the dead dolphin.
(d) More of the dried flying fish.

2. How does he get something to eat?
(a) He catches seaweed and shakes the small shrimp out of it.
(b) He cuts a slice out of the marlin.
(c) He eats some of the rotting sardines and hopes it does not make him sick.
(d) He puts the small line into the water and catches a tuna.

3. What does the old man conclude defeated him?
(a) Not having the boy with him.
(b) The broken knife blade.
(c) Nothing. He only went too far out.
(d) His cramped left hand.

4. What happens when the shovel-nose shark comes and Santiago stabs it in the brain with his makeshift harpoon?
(a) The knife blade snaps off.
(b) The shark almost pulls the old man overboard.
(c) The knife comes untied from the oar.
(d) At that moment the wind dies down.

5. Thinking about what the marlin can see deep in the water, how does Santiago recall his own vision years ago?
(a) He remembers he once had night vision like a cat.
(b) He recalls not ever seeing well after the sun went down.
(c) He remembers that horses are blind at night.
(d) He recalls being able to see in total darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago is pinned down and the line is rushing out around his back and through his hand, cutting them. What makes him think about the boy?

2. What happens while Santiago and the boy enjoy a beer on the Terrace?

3. What does the old man eat to keep up his strength?

4. What does Santiago dream of?

5. After many tries to get the marlin alongside the skiff, what does Santiago reach for?

(see the answer key)

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