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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Santiago think he may have to fight again before he reaches Havana?
(a) He is still having bad luck.
(b) There is still half of the meat left on the marlin.
(c) The sharks know he cannot see them in the dark.
(d) The boy is not there to help him.

2. Why do the sharks finally go away?
(a) Their heads hurt from the bat blows.
(b) They cannot see in the dark.
(c) There is nothing left to eat on the marlin.
(d) They know the old man is dying.

3. Santiago is pinned down and the line is rushing out around his back and through his hand, cutting them. What makes him think about the boy?
(a) The boy would have kept the line wet so that they did not cut his hands.
(b) The boy would have taken over for him and let him go back to sleep.
(c) The boy would talk to him and keep him awake.
(d) The boy would harpoon the marlin as it jumped out of the water.

4. What does the old man imagine about the marlin if it had been alive?
(a) He imagines it fighting the sharks with the spear on its head.
(b) He thinks the marlin would get away because it can jump so high.
(c) He imagines the marlin would eat the harks.
(d) He thinks the marlin could outswim the sharks.

5. What is Santiago's secret for deep sea fishing?
(a) To bring the lines up often so the fish will notice the movement.
(b) To let the boat drift and put the lines at an angle.
(c) To keep the lines straight down.
(d) To use no more than one line at a time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago find in the dolphin's maw when he cuts it open?

2. Why is Santiago so sure that the Yankees will win their next games?

3. Who does Santiago say should get the head of the marlin?

4. What brings the shark towards Santiago's boat?

5. Why does Santiago decide to re-bait the the small line over the stern of the boat?

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