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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 is the meaning of salao?
(a) A greeting.
(b) A small room.
(c) The champion.
(d) Extreme bad luck.

2. How does Hemingway use Joe DiMaggio's injury to show Santiago's limited education?
(a) He pretends to know what a bone spur is.
(b) He thinks DiMaggio has chicken feet.
(c) He thinks DiMaggio can poke out a catcher's eye.
(d) He has no idea what a bone spur is.

3. What does Santiago consider as his principal friends on the ocean?
(a) The giant turtles.
(b) The dolphins.
(c) The song birds.
(d) The flying fish.

4. What worries Santiago as he returns to Cuba in the night?
(a) That he has been headed the wrong way.
(b) That people are worrying about him.
(c) That the boy won't be there to help him.
(d) That the bones of the marlin will fall off.

5. What last weapon does Santiago use against the sharks?
(a) The mast.
(b) His fists.
(c) A broken bottle.
(d) The tiller.

Short Answer Questions

1. His back is already hurting him, and then what begins to give him pain?

2. What happens while Santiago and the boy enjoy a beer on the Terrace?

3. Santiago's respect for nature and the marlin he has on his line is profound. What does he think about the people who will eat the great fish?

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

5. What does the old man speculate he could use to buy good luck?

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