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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 the boy order for Santiago at the Terrace Cafe?
(a) Two bottles of warm beer.
(b) Yellow rice and fried fish.
(c) Hot coffee with plenty of milk and sugar.
(d) A bag of ice to help bring down his fever.

2. What does the old man think is a greater punishment for the marlin than the hook in his mouth?
(a) Hunger and fighting something he does no comprehend.
(b) The fact that he cannot sleep.
(c) The indignity of being caught by a man.
(d) Sharks that he cannot escape because of the hook and line.

3. What is the one thing not beautiful about the Mako shark?
(a) His movements.
(b) His jaws.
(c) His color.
(d) His dorsal fin.

4. What does the old man speculate he could use to buy good luck?
(a) Another 84 days of bad luck.
(b) The bones of the marlin.
(c) The glow of the city lights on the shore.
(d) A lost harpoon, a broken knife, and two bad hands.

5. What is the boy's reaction when the proprietor of the Terrace compliments his catch the day before?
(a) He says the proprietor should see what the old man caught.
(b) He says to damn his fish and starts crying again.
(c) He says to tell people to go visit the old man.
(d) He says to stop talking or it will bring him bad luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he heads home and stops to look back, what does Santiago see?

2. What makes the flying fish jump out of the water and scatter feverishly?

3. How is he able to clean the dolphin?

4. What happens when the shovel-nose shark comes and Santiago stabs it in the brain with his makeshift harpoon?

5. What is a favorite topic of conversation for Santiago and the boy?

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