1. Which line below gives an indication of Santiago's respect for nature?
(a) God help me to have the cramp go.
(b) He thought of how some men feared being out of sight of land in a small boat.
(c) Light brisa, he thought, better weather for me than for you, fish.
(d) I wish I could feed the fish, he thought. He is my brother.

2. What does the old man fear since the shark had taken about forty pounds of flesh off the marlin?
(a) That he would not win a prize for catching the largest marlin.
(b) That fishermen would say he found the marlin dead and floating in the water.
(c) That people would think he had eaten part of his catch.
(d) That there would soon be other sharks.

3. What does Santiago mean when he says that he must think because that is all he has left?
(a) Thinking will keep him from feeling lonely without the boy there to help him.
(b) He can only survive by using the intelligence he has that sharks do not have.
(c) His thinking will help keep him awake after losing so much sleep.
(d) As long as he keeps on thinking, he knows he is still alive.

4. Santiago is far out at sea and the fish is from deep waters. What comparison does Santiago make?
(a) They must weigh about the same.
(b) Both of them are old and past their prime.
(c) There is no one to help either of them.
(d) They are like to gladiators in the arena.

5. How does he get something to eat?
(a) He eats some of the rotting sardines and hopes it does not make him sick.
(b) He cuts a slice out of the marlin.
(c) He catches seaweed and shakes the small shrimp out of it.
(d) He puts the small line into the water and catches a tuna.