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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 amusing thing does the old man say to the fish as the fish begins to come nearer the skiff?
(a) Fish, don't you understand that you are beaten already?
(b) Fish, you are going to die. Do you have to kill me, too?
(c) Fish, you will look good hanging from my wall.
(d) Fish, why don't you just give up?

2. Why does the boy not go out with the fishing boats the morning of Santiago's return?
(a) The winds were too strong for the boats to sail that morning.
(b) He wanted to stay on the shore and watch for the old man's return.
(c) He found Santiago dead in his shack.
(d) He was too tired from fishing the day before.

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

4. Why does Santiago decide to go farther out to sea than usual?
(a) He thinks the nearer waters have been fished out.
(b) He thinks big fish may be out where the schools of bonito and albacore stay.
(c) He wants to get away from other boats.
(d) He has never been far out before.

5. What two spots does Santiago hit on the first brown shark?
(a) The brain and the eye.
(b) The jaw and the fins.
(c) The underbelly and the dorsal fin.
(d) Both eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Santiago give the boy about the boat he is now working on?

2. Why does the old man wish to take Joe DiMaggio fishing?

3. How does Santiago know that he is not dead?

4. What does Hemingway mean when he says that the old man harpooned the shark with resolution and complete malignancy?

5. What promise does the old man make if he brings in the fish?

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