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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the boy fear will defeat the Yankees?
(a) The White Sox.
(b) The Baltimore Orioles.
(c) The Red Sox.
(d) The Cleveland Indians.

2. Why does Santiago drink his morning coffee slowly?
(a) It has too much sugar and condensed milk in it.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) He cannot afford another cup of coffee.
(d) It is all he will have until he returns that night.

3. What does the old man think he killed the fish for besides food and to keep himself alive?
(a) Pride of being a fisherman.
(b) Throwing a big party for his friends.
(c) Revenge for all the fish he had lost.
(d) The lust for killing.

4. When the marlin slows and is steady, Santiago finally gets some sleep. What does he dream of instead of lions?
(a) A vast school of porpoises.
(b) A flight on a plane.
(c) Arm wrestling with the marlin.
(d) Cutting his hand on the fishing line.

5. How does Hemingway use Joe DiMaggio's injury to show Santiago's limited education?
(a) He thinks DiMaggio can poke out a catcher's eye.
(b) He thinks DiMaggio has chicken feet.
(c) He has no idea what a bone spur is.
(d) He pretends to know what a bone spur is.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is he able to clean the dolphin?

2. What does the old man do to prepare for the arrival of the shark?

3. What is the boy's reaction when the proprietor of the Terrace compliments his catch the day before?

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

5. What does Santiago mean when he says that he must think because that is all he has left?

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