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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 killing the Mako shark, what does Santiago eat?
(a) More of the dried flying fish.
(b) A piece of the marlin where the shark had bitten it.
(c) Nothing. All his food is gone.
(d) The liver of the dead dolphin.

2. Why does the old man never jerk on the line?
(a) His hand is too cramped up to jerk on the line.
(b) It would take away too much of his own strength.
(c) Each jerk widens the cut the hook makes and with a jump the fish might throw it off.
(d) A jerk on the line might make the fish pull him overboard.

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

4. What evidence does the old man have of his long, hard fight with the marlin?
(a) The damage to his boat.
(b) The look in the marlin's eye.
(c) His damaged hands and his painful back.
(d) The long wet line he has now pulled into the skiff.

5. When does the old man hoist his sail?
(a) When he could not row because of the fish at the side of the skiff.
(b) When it is time to return to the island.
(c) When he thought he heard an airplane.
(d) When the winds died down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago think might have caused the fish to jump so much?

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

3. What two spots does Santiago hit on the first brown shark?

4. By nightfall of the third day, what does Santiago expect to see?

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

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