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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the old man hoist his sail?
(a) When it is time to return to the island.
(b) When the winds died down.
(c) When he could not row because of the fish at the side of the skiff.
(d) When he thought he heard an airplane.

2. What tells Santiago that he is becoming unclear in the head?
(a) He tells the fish to come and kill him.
(b) He tells himself to let the fish go.
(c) He thinks he sees the fish turning green.
(d) He thinks he has two fish on his line.

3. What advice does Santiago give the boy about the boat he is now working on?
(a) Stay there while the luck is still working for that boat.
(b) Leave the boat before its luck runs out.
(c) Come back and go fishing with him.
(d) Save money and buy that boat.

4. What does Santiago imagine was the reason the fish finally jumped?
(a) To show him how big he was.
(b) To see what manner of man he was fighting with.
(c) To get some air.
(d) To see if the hook would fall out.

5. How do you know Santiago had never been up in a plane?
(a) He wonders what the sea looks like from that height.
(b) He says out loud that he would never get on one of those things.
(c) He hardly glances at the plane as it goes over.
(d) He thinks planes are the same size as flying fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the old man console himself as he returns home?

2. What does Santiago think there are people who are paid to do?

3. Santiago recalls catching marlin that weighed over a thousand pounds. Why is this time different?

4. What does the fisherman say about the marlin to the boy?

5. What does the old man think about a cramp?

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