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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time Santiago had the marlin on his line, what does he think the marlin does not know?
(a) That he has no chance to escape from the hook and line.
(b) That the boat is not just another big fish.
(c) That it is possible for him to work the hook out of his mouth.
(d) That there is a man on the other end of the line and the man is old.

2. 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 taken over for him and let him go back to sleep.
(b) The boy would harpoon the marlin as it jumped out of the water.
(c) The boy would have kept the line wet so that they did not cut his hands.
(d) The boy would talk to him and keep him awake.

3. What does Hemingway mean when he says that the old man harpooned the shark with resolution and complete malignancy?
(a) The old man was acting out of instinct.
(b) The old man was unsure of what to do.
(c) The old man was motivated by hate.
(d) The old man was dying of skin cancer.

4. How does Santiago console himself after the first shark attack?
(a) That he was still alive.
(b) That it was all a dream.
(c) That the worst was over.
(d) That he had killed the shark.

5. How does the old man know the winds will blow all night?
(a) From the clouds.
(b) From the curve of his sail.
(c) From the seagulls.
(d) From the currents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Santiago always wakes the boy every morning, what does the boy call him?

2. What assistance for the old man does the boy try to get?

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

4. What worries Santiago as he returns to Cuba in the night?

5. What funny thing does Santiago say to himself after thinking about what he had not brought with him on this fishing trip?

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