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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Santiago tell the fish not to jump?
(a) For fear that it will attract sharks.
(b) For fear that the line will have to be let out again.
(c) For fear that the hook will work itself loose.
(d) For fear that it will flood the boat.

2. When does Santiago realize the depth of his tiredness?
(a) As he ties the boat to a rock.
(b) As he furls the sail.
(c) As he walks up the hill to his shack.
(d) As he hauls the marlin's bones out of the water.

3. How does the old man discover that the fish is slowing down?
(a) From the way the man-of-war bird has to use his wings more.
(b) From the fact that the breeze subsides.
(c) From the flow of blood from his hand in the water.
(d) From the way the flying fish jump shorter distances.

4. What funny thing does Santiago say to himself after thinking about what he had not brought with him on this fishing trip?
(a) I caught the biggest fish ever but no one will believe it.
(b) If more sharks come and eat the rest of the fish, the boat will go faster.
(c) Imagine all that work just to feed the sharks.
(d) You give me much good counsel. I'm tired of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago plan to do to change his luck?

2. Using the makeshift bat, what is the old man able to do?

3. What does Santiago believe are in the sea?

4. Santiago hates these sharks because they were something more than killers like the Mako shark. What is that?

5. What idea does Santiago have to help tire the marlin out?

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