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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 is the one thing not beautiful about the Mako shark?
(a) His movements.
(b) His jaws.
(c) His color.
(d) His dorsal fin.

2. During the time Santiago had the marlin on his line, what does he think the marlin does not know?
(a) That he has no chance to escape from the hook and line.
(b) That the boat is not just another big fish.
(c) That it is possible for him to work the hook out of his mouth.
(d) That there is a man on the other end of the line and the man is old.

3. What happens by midnight as Santiago returns to the land?
(a) He is able to fight off the sharks in the dark.
(b) The sharks leave as he gets near the city.
(c) The sharks come in a pack to get the rest of the marlin.
(d) His hands are well enough to use both of them with the club.

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

5. What does the shadow of a passing airplane do on the surface of the sea?
(a) Makes the dolphins go away.
(b) Scares up a school of flying fish.
(c) Startles Santiago.
(d) Bounces like a basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What funny thing does Santiago say to himself after thinking about what he had not brought with him on this fishing trip?

2. What does the old man fear since the shark had taken about forty pounds of flesh off the marlin?

3. What does Santiago reply when the boy asks how much he suffered?

4. What does his cramped hand make Santiago think about the boy?

5. How do you know Santiago had never been up in a plane?

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