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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Santiago so sure that the Yankees will win their next games?
(a) They never need luck to win.
(b) They lost once and won't let it happen again.
(c) They have no serious competition in their last games.
(d) DiMaggio has recovered from his injury.

2. Santiago hates these sharks because they were something more than killers like the Mako shark. What is that?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Scavengers.
(c) Man eaters.
(d) Ugly.

3. What does Santiago mean when he thinks that man is not made for defeat?
(a) Man can only be defeated if he loses his mind.
(b) Man will always win over animals.
(c) Man can be destroyed but not defeated.
(d) Man cannot lose a battle.

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

5. As he heads home and stops to look back, what does Santiago see?
(a) The skeleton of the great fish lashed to the skiff.
(b) Gulls swarming around his boat.
(c) Nothing, because there is no light.
(d) Small sharks trying to get the last of the meat off the marlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though the boy can no longer fish with Santiago, how does he show his loyalty?

2. What brings Santiago awake suddenly in the night?

3. What does Santiago promise that he cannot do right at the moment?

4. What does the old man conclude defeated him?

5. What is Santiago's secret for deep sea fishing?

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