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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What tells Santiago that he is becoming unclear in the head?
(a) He thinks he sees the fish turning green.
(b) He tells the fish to come and kill him.
(c) He tells himself to let the fish go.
(d) He thinks he has two fish on his line.

3. Why does Santiago always dream about lions?
(a) Lions make him feel strong and brave.
(b) They are something he saw from a ship off the coast of Africa when he was a boy.
(c) He dreams about lions eating a huge fish they catch.
(d) He has always loved cats because they like fish.

4. 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?
(a) They will receive some of the marlin's strength when they eat him.
(b) They are unworthy to eat him.
(c) They will be more dignified than the marlin.
(d) They will refuse to eat him.

5. What two spots does Santiago hit on the first brown shark?
(a) Both eyes.
(b) The underbelly and the dorsal fin.
(c) The jaw and the fins.
(d) The brain and the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Santiago think would be proud of him after he gets the fish lashed to the boat?

2. Why does the old man wish to take Joe DiMaggio fishing?

3. Using the makeshift bat, what is the old man able to do?

4. What are Santiago's last three weapons he can use against the sharks?

5. Why does the boy not go out with the fishing boats the morning of Santiago's return?

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