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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 does Santiago plan to do to change his luck?
(a) He buys a new sail for his boat.
(b) He plans to row far out to fish.
(c) He takes his lucky charms with him.
(d) He gets the priest to bless his boat.

2. What does Santiago reply when the boy asks how much he suffered?
(a) Not at all.
(b) Plenty.
(c) Not much.
(d) Only my hands.

3. Why does Santiago feel sorry for the terns?
(a) He thinks they are incredibly ugly.
(b) He thinks they are not fast enough and the fish will eat them.
(c) He thinks they will get lost over the sea.
(d) He thinks they are too delicate for the sea.

4. What is the boy's reaction when the proprietor of the Terrace compliments his catch the day before?
(a) He says to stop talking or it will bring him bad luck.
(b) He says the proprietor should see what the old man caught.
(c) He says to damn his fish and starts crying again.
(d) He says to tell people to go visit the old man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does the old man have of his long, hard fight with the marlin?

2. What does Santiago think is unjust but something he must do?

3. What contrast does Santiago think about that shows the hard work ahead of him as night falls?

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

5. After killing the Mako shark, what does Santiago eat?

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