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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Santiago justify killing the shark?
(a) The reward money.
(b) Respect for the marlin.
(c) Saving other lives.
(d) Self-defense.

2. Why is the old man pleased that the marlin had jumped a dozen times?
(a) He thinks the fish is about to die.
(b) He was getting a good look at his fish.
(c) The fish had filled its air sacs and could not dive deep again.
(d) When the fish jumps the boat stands still.

3. 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?
(a) The boy would harpoon the marlin as it jumped out of the water.
(b) The boy would have kept the line wet so that they did not cut his hands.
(c) The boy would have taken over for him and let him go back to sleep.
(d) The boy would talk to him and keep him awake.

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

5. How long had Santiago gone without catching a fish?
(a) 84 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 87 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disappointment does the old man feel because he has been out in his boat for days?

2. How do the brown sharks attack the old man's fish?

3. After killing the Mako shark, what is Santiago aware of as missing?

4. What does Santiago plan to do to change his luck?

5. What does his cramped hand make Santiago think about the boy?

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