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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 promise does the old man make if he brings in the fish?
(a) He will never go fishing again.
(b) He will make a pilgrimmage to the Virgin of Cobre.
(c) He will demand that the boy's parents let him come back to him.
(d) He will invite the whole village for a fish dinner.

2. How does he know which way to sail?
(a) From the stars he had seen the night before.
(b) From the sun and the tradewinds.
(c) From the way the flying fish are jumping.
(d) From the compass he always had with him.

3. Who does Santiago say should get the head of the marlin?
(a) Himself.
(b) The boy.
(c) Pedrico.
(d) The alcalde.

4. What complaint does the boy have about the fisherman he works for after he is forced to leave Santiago?
(a) He makes him carry everything to and from the boat.
(b) He never lets me carry anything.
(c) He thinks he knows everything better than Santiago.
(d) He never catches any fish.

5. What amazes Santiago as the boy talks about their first fishing trip?
(a) That the boy cannot remember one thing about the trip.
(b) That the boy remembers everything so vividly.
(c) That so many years have passed since that time.
(d) That the boy has forgotten how big the fish was.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago dream of?

2. How many rows of teeth does the Mako shark have?

3. Using the makeshift bat, what is the old man able to do?

4. How did the old man know the marlin had turned eastward?

5. What does the old man imagine about the marlin if it had been alive?

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