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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the second brown shark is killed, what does it do?
(a) It hangs onto the place where it had bit into the marlin.
(b) It pulls the marlin down with its lifeless body to the bottom of the sea.
(c) It pulls the skiff over by its dead weight.
(d) It jumps into the boat with Santiago.

2. How does the old man think he could have made better preparation for eating the raw fish?
(a) Cutting it up as soon as he caught it and letting it sun dry.
(b) Chopping it up into smaller pieces.
(c) Splashing sea water on the bow and letting it dry to get the salt.
(d) Soaking it in sea water before eating it.

3. What does Santiago imagine was the reason the fish finally jumped?
(a) To show him how big he was.
(b) To get some air.
(c) To see if the hook would fall out.
(d) To see what manner of man he was fighting with.

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

5. Who does the boy fear will defeat the Yankees?
(a) The White Sox.
(b) The Baltimore Orioles.
(c) The Cleveland Indians.
(d) The Red Sox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Santiago know that he is not dead?

2. When the marlin slows and is steady, Santiago finally gets some sleep. What does he dream of instead of lions?

3. Why does the boy not go out with the fishing boats the morning of Santiago's return?

4. Santiago hates these sharks because they were something more than killers like the Mako shark. What is that?

5. Santiago is pinned down and the line is rushing out around his back and through his hand, cutting them. What makes him think about the boy?

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