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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 Santiago finally see the lights of the city?
(a) After the moon rises.
(b) Early the next morning before dawn.
(c) About ten at night.
(d) Just as he is about to give up.

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

3. What are Santiago's last three weapons he can use against the sharks?
(a) A broken knife, some big fish hooks, and the oars.
(b) The broken water bottle, the oars, and a club.
(c) The oars, the anchor, and some line.
(d) Two oars, the tiller, and a short club.

4. What worries Santiago as he returns to Cuba in the night?
(a) That people are worrying about him.
(b) That the bones of the marlin will fall off.
(c) That he has been headed the wrong way.
(d) That the boy won't be there to help him.

5. What brings the shark towards Santiago's boat?
(a) A dark cloud of blood from the marlin.
(b) The sound of Santiago talking out loud.
(c) The flying fish jumping along side the boat.
(d) A school of dolphins following the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shows up that the old man thinks of as a friend to talk to?a

2. Does Santiago think of the wind as his friend?

3. After he finally gets to the shack and puts down the mast, what does Santiago find?

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

5. Why does the old man's boat move faster as he nears the land?

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