2. Why does the old man's boat move faster as he nears the land?
(a) The winds pick up.
(b) Sharks are pushing it along.
(c) There is little weight now on the side of his boat.
(d) He is being carried by the Gulf Stream.

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

4. As Santiago keeps vigil over his line, what does he wish for?
(a) The boy.
(b) The water bottle.
(c) The food he forgot to bring.
(d) The dawn.

5. Who does Santiago say should get the head of the marlin?
(a) Pedrico.
(b) Himself.
(c) The alcalde.
(d) The boy.

6. What does the old man say he has to eat in his shack?
(a) Sardines and saltine crackers.
(b) Tuna sandwiches.
(c) Coconut and barbecue.
(d) Yellow rice and fish.

7. What is Santiago's plan as the fist keeps circling?
(a) To give the fish less and less line.
(b) To let out the line.
(c) To let the boat turn around and around as the fish circles.
(d) To jump in to fight the fish.

8. When the fish begins circling, what does the old man do?
(a) He ties down the line to wait for the fish to tire.
(b) He gives the fish more line.
(c) He runs up the skiff's sail.
(d) He carefuly starts pulling in the line.

9. What funny thing does Santiago say to himself after thinking about what he had not brought with him on this fishing trip?
(a) If more sharks come and eat the rest of the fish, the boat will go faster.
(b) You give me much good counsel. I'm tired of it.
(c) Imagine all that work just to feed the sharks.
(d) I caught the biggest fish ever but no one will believe it.

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

11. After killing the Mako shark, what is Santiago aware of as missing?
(a) The feeling in his left hand.
(b) The tradewinds.
(c) His casting net.
(d) His harpoon.

12. What effect did his movement and the hot sun during the day have on Santiago?
(a) There was more bleeding from the cuts on his hands.
(b) His backache went away.
(c) His hand uncramped.
(d) He felt like a young man again.

13. Santiago is far out at sea and the fish is from deep waters. What comparison does Santiago make?
(a) Both of them are old and past their prime.
(b) There is no one to help either of them.
(c) They are like to gladiators in the arena.
(d) They must weigh about the same.

14. As he heads home and stops to look back, what does Santiago see?
(a) The skeleton of the great fish lashed to the skiff.
(b) Small sharks trying to get the last of the meat off the marlin.
(c) Gulls swarming around his boat.
(d) Nothing, because there is no light.

15. What disappointment does the old man feel because he has been out in his boat for days?
(a) He has not been able to go to the cock fights.
(b) He does not know the baseball game scores.
(c) He has not had a beer in two days.
(d) He cannot remember what the boy looks like.