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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he heads home and stops to look back, what does Santiago see?
(a) Nothing, because there is no light.
(b) Small sharks trying to get the last of the meat off the marlin.
(c) The skeleton of the great fish lashed to the skiff.
(d) Gulls swarming around his boat.

2. What is the meaning of salao?
(a) A greeting.
(b) The champion.
(c) A small room.
(d) Extreme bad luck.

3. 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.

4. After he finally gets to the shack and puts down the mast, what does Santiago find?
(a) A warm beer.
(b) A newspaper with the baseball scores.
(c) His bed has been stolen.
(d) A water bottle.

5. After eating the raw dolphin, what does the old man promise he will do in the future?
(a) Bring along salt and limes.
(b) Never eat on the boat again.
(c) Rig up a stove on his skiff.
(d) Bring sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the time Santiago had the marlin on his line, what does he think the marlin does not know?

3. What happens to Santiago as he carries the mast up the hill?

4. After killing the Mako shark, what is Santiago aware of as missing?

5. What happens after the old man harpoons the fish?

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