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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 like to read in the newspaper?
(a) The funny pages.
(b) The baseball scores.
(c) The racing odds.
(d) The weather forecasts.

2. What word does Santiago utter that Hemingway says there is no translation for?
(a) Ay
(b) Brisa
(c) Mala
(d) Galanos

3. What contrast does Santiago think about that shows the hard work ahead of him as night falls?
(a) He thinks about how much larger the marlin is than the tiny stars.
(b) He thinks about how deep the marlin is and how high the stars are.
(c) He considers the difference between night and day while fishing.
(d) He thinks about having to kill the marlin and is glad he does not have to kill the stars.

4. How does the old man discover that the fish is slowing down?
(a) From the way the man-of-war bird has to use his wings more.
(b) From the flow of blood from his hand in the water.
(c) From the way the flying fish jump shorter distances.
(d) From the fact that the breeze subsides.

5. What brings Santiago awake suddenly in the night?
(a) The marlin is jumping again and again out of the sea.
(b) It starts to rain.
(c) Another plane flies over at a low altitude.
(d) The smell of the leftover raw fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Santiago think he will be out to sea the morning he leaves to go far out?

2. What does the old man think about to build up his courage as the sun sets on the second day?

3. What had become a habit for the boy during the old man's absence?

4. In great pain from the cold, what does the old man hope for?

5. What happens to make the old man forget his aches and pains?

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