The Old Man and the Sea Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Old Man and the Sea Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the marlin slows and is steady, Santiago finally gets some sleep. What does he dream of instead of lions?
(a) A flight on a plane.
(b) Arm wrestling with the marlin.
(c) A vast school of porpoises.
(d) Cutting his hand on the fishing line.

2. How do you know Santiago had never been up in a plane?
(a) He wonders what the sea looks like from that height.
(b) He says out loud that he would never get on one of those things.
(c) He thinks planes are the same size as flying fish.
(d) He hardly glances at the plane as it goes over.

3. What kind of sharks came the second time?
(a) Great white sharks.
(b) Shovel-nosed sharks.
(c) Hammer head sharks.
(d) Yellow sharks.

4. By nightfall of the third day, what does Santiago expect to see?
(a) More sharks attacking his boat.
(b) A few stars.
(c) The lights of Havana.
(d) Other fishing boats out at night.

5. Why do the other fishermen think of the sea in the masculine, el mar?
(a) They like to think of themselves being as strong as the sea.
(b) They take shark livers from the sea.
(c) They see it as a dangerous enemy.
(d) They see it as a generous man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the old man call the business of getting the marlin lashed to the skiff?

3. How does Santiago imagine Joe DiMaggio would be able to do what he is doing with the marlin?

4. How does Santiago know that he is not dead?

5. What does the old man think is a greater punishment for the marlin than the hook in his mouth?

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