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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Santiago finally see the lights of the city?
(a) Early the next morning before dawn.
(b) About ten at night.
(c) After the moon rises.
(d) Just as he is about to give up.

2. What happens to make the old man forget his aches and pains?
(a) The great fish surfaces.
(b) His line breaks.
(c) There is a beautiful sunrise.
(d) A storm comes up.

3. Thinking about what the marlin can see deep in the water, how does Santiago recall his own vision years ago?
(a) He remembers that horses are blind at night.
(b) He recalls being able to see in total darkness.
(c) He recalls not ever seeing well after the sun went down.
(d) He remembers he once had night vision like a cat.

4. What is the one thing not beautiful about the Mako shark?
(a) His dorsal fin.
(b) His color.
(c) His jaws.
(d) His movements.

5. What indicates the old man's pride?
(a) Shame at not having enough yellow rice and fish to share with the boy.
(b) His shame at having such a patched up sail.
(c) At first refusing to eat what the boy has brought him.
(d) He always wears a new shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Santiago recalls catching marlin that weighed over a thousand pounds. Why is this time different?

2. What does Santiago have besides his strength?

3. What does the old man think he killed the fish for besides food and to keep himself alive?

4. What does the old man think about a cramp?

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

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