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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 Hemingway mean when he says that the old man harpooned the shark with resolution and complete malignancy?
(a) The old man was dying of skin cancer.
(b) The old man was acting out of instinct.
(c) The old man was unsure of what to do.
(d) The old man was motivated by hate.

2. Something brings Santiago out of his reverie. What is it?
(a) A dolphin jumps over his boat.
(b) The wind gets stronger.
(c) The man-of-war bird lands on his boat.
(d) Something tugging at his line.

3. Using the makeshift bat, what is the old man able to do?
(a) Beat the sharks to death.
(b) Keep them away from the marlin.
(c) Hurt the sharks badly.
(d) Scare the sharks away.

4. How does Santiago imagine Joe DiMaggio would be able to do what he is doing with the marlin?
(a) Better, because his is young and strong and his father was a fisherman.
(b) He would get too tired because baseball games do not last for days.
(c) Not so well except at clubbing the big fish to death.
(d) He couldn't do it at all because of his bone spur.

5. What does Santiago find in the dolphin's maw when he cuts it open?
(a) Two flying fish.
(b) A piece of the marlin's tail.
(c) A small turtle.
(d) A fish hook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Santiago mean when he thinks that man is not made for defeat?

2. What marlin does Santiago think about as he considers this fish he has on his line?

3. What does the old man think about a cramp?

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

5. When the fish begins circling, what does the old man do?

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