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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What last weapon does Santiago use against the sharks?
(a) A broken bottle.
(b) The tiller.
(c) His fists.
(d) The mast.
2. Why does Santiago decide to go farther out to sea than usual?
(a) He wants to get away from other boats.
(b) He thinks the nearer waters have been fished out.
(c) He has never been far out before.
(d) He thinks big fish may be out where the schools of bonito and albacore stay.
3. After killing the Mako shark, what is Santiago aware of as missing?
(a) His harpoon.
(b) His casting net.
(c) The tradewinds.
(d) The feeling in his left hand.
4. What does Santiago wish he could show the fish?
(a) How many fathoms of line he had in the boat.
(b) How his hand was cramped.
(c) What manner of man the fish was up against.
(d) His club he would use to kill the fish.
5. What happens while Santiago and the boy enjoy a beer on the Terrace?
(a) Santiago feels sad because only the boy will sit and drink with him.
(b) Santiago discovers that he has no money to pay for the beer.
(c) Some of the fishermen make fun of Santiago while others feel sorry for him.
(d) The boy gets drunk because his is not used to drinking beer.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which line below gives an indication of Santiago's respect for nature?
2. What does Santiago dream of?
3. How is he able to clean the dolphin?
4. Why does Santiago wish the marlin would sleep?
5. What simile does Hemingway use to show the boy's admiration for Santiago?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the conflict between man and fish continues, what does Santiago contemplate to gain advantage for himself? Explain.
2. Why is the story about an old man instead of a young one?
3. What knowledge does seeing the marlin bring to the old man?
4. Discuss the conflict of resolution between the old man and the fish.
5. It is now the next day and Santiago had brought no provisions for a meal at sea. What does he have to eat?
6. After the marlin jumps during the night, there is a lull. What does it allow Santiago to do?
7. Santiago recalls that he used to sing on the turtle boats, whereas now he talks out loud to himself. When does he think the talking began?
8. How does Hemingway use conversation between the old man and the boy to show Santiago's age?
9. What is the literary purpose of references to Joe DiMaggio in the story?
10. How does Santiago show his resolution as he holds the line and thinks about all the things the fish might do?
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