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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Santiago sees the marlin jump out of the water, what does he realize?
(a) The marlin is getting very tired and the game is about over.
(b) It will take another day to bring in this marlin.
(c) He and the marlin are about the same size.
(d) He is no physical match for the marlin.

2. What makes the flying fish jump out of the water and scatter feverishly?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) The rising sun.
(c) The man-of-war bird circling overhead.
(d) A shark.

3. What does the old man think he killed the fish for besides food and to keep himself alive?
(a) Revenge for all the fish he had lost.
(b) Throwing a big party for his friends.
(c) Pride of being a fisherman.
(d) The lust for killing.

4. What does the fisherman say about the marlin to the boy?
(a) Why would the old man bring back only bones?
(b) There is nothing left but head, tail, and bones.
(c) He was eighteen feet from nose to tail.
(d) I need a tape to measure this fish.

5. What does the tourist woman think she is seeing as she looks at the fish skeleton?
(a) What is left of a shark.
(b) A biology experiment.
(c) A fish that died of starvation.
(d) Evidence of a feast the night before.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the old man discover that the fish is slowing down?

2. What vow does the old man make to the fish?

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

4. How does he get something to eat?

5. What does the boy order for Santiago at the Terrace Cafe?

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