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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Santiago suddenly realize he has been doing?
(a) Thinking about the boy.
(b) Talking out loud to himself.
(c) Going too fast for his lines.
(d) Falling asleep.

2. 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 recalls being able to see in total darkness.
(d) He remembers that horses are blind at night.

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

4. What does the old man say he has to eat in his shack?
(a) Yellow rice and fish.
(b) Sardines and saltine crackers.
(c) Tuna sandwiches.
(d) Coconut and barbecue.

5. What does the old man speculate he could use to buy good luck?
(a) The bones of the marlin.
(b) Another 84 days of bad luck.
(c) The glow of the city lights on the shore.
(d) A lost harpoon, a broken knife, and two bad hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man do to prepare for the arrival of the shark?

2. What complaint does the boy have about the fisherman he works for after he is forced to leave Santiago?

3. What does Santiago fear if he does not sleep after two days?

4. What happens by midnight as Santiago returns to the land?

5. After Santiago goes back to sleep, what is he dreaming of?

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