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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 shows up that the old man thinks of as a friend to talk to?a
(a) An albacore.
(b) A sea turtle.
(c) A flying fish.
(d) A warbler.

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

3. After many tries to get the marlin alongside the skiff, what does Santiago reach for?
(a) His harpoon.
(b) Another bite of flying fish.
(c) His water bottle.
(d) His large casting net.

4. What does his cramped hand make Santiago think about the boy?
(a) He thinks the boy would remember how that had happened before.
(b) He cannot use his hand at all and the boy could take over.
(c) He thinks how the boy would massage his hand.
(d) His hand makes a claw that he thinks the boy would find funny.

5. Santiago hates these sharks because they were something more than killers like the Mako shark. What is that?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Man eaters.
(c) Scavengers.
(d) Stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the second brown shark is killed, what does it do?

2. What does Santiago mean when he thinks that man is not made for defeat?

3. How does he get something to eat?

4. How does the old man discover that the fish is slowing down?

5. What does the old man eat to get more strength after he washed his face and hands?

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