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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 is a favorite topic of conversation for Santiago and the boy?
(a) Travel.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Drinking beer.
(d) Spear fishing.

2. Why does the old man's boat move faster as he nears the land?
(a) The winds pick up.
(b) He is being carried by the Gulf Stream.
(c) There is little weight now on the side of his boat.
(d) Sharks are pushing it along.

3. Using the makeshift bat, what is the old man able to do?
(a) Hurt the sharks badly.
(b) Beat the sharks to death.
(c) Scare the sharks away.
(d) Keep them away from the marlin.

4. What does Santiago think might have caused the fish to jump so much?
(a) A school of dolphins.
(b) Needing more exercise.
(c) Just waking up.
(d) Hunger or fear.

5. What disappointment does the old man feel because he has been out in his boat for days?
(a) He does not know the baseball game scores.
(b) He cannot remember what the boy looks like.
(c) He has not had a beer in two days.
(d) He has not been able to go to the cock fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Santiago missing that will not allow him to attract a flying fish to land in his skiff?

2. What does Santiago think about giving up hope?

3. Thinking about what the marlin can see deep in the water, how does Santiago recall his own vision years ago?

4. As the sun sets, what advantage does Santiago tell himself he has over the marlin?

5. Why doesn't Santiago put the marlin into his boat?

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