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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 advice does Santiago give the boy about the boat he is now working on?
(a) Leave the boat before its luck runs out.
(b) Save money and buy that boat.
(c) Stay there while the luck is still working for that boat.
(d) Come back and go fishing with him.

2. What does Santiago promise that he cannot do right at the moment?
(a) Go to church every morning.
(b) Get himself a larger boat.
(c) Say a hundred Our Fathers and a hundred Hail Marys.
(d) Always bring the boy with him.

3. What is Santiago doing when the boy returns to his shack?
(a) He is looking for something to eat.
(b) He is still sleeping.
(c) He is making a new harpoon.
(d) He is reading the baseball scores.

4. What complaint does the boy have about the fisherman he works for after he is forced to leave Santiago?
(a) He never lets me carry anything.
(b) He thinks he knows everything better than Santiago.
(c) He never catches any fish.
(d) He makes him carry everything to and from the boat.

5. What does Santiago suddenly realize he has been doing?
(a) Falling asleep.
(b) Thinking about the boy.
(c) Going too fast for his lines.
(d) Talking out loud to himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Santiago wish he could show the fish?

3. Why does Santiago drink his morning coffee slowly?

4. What does Santiago consider as his principal friends on the ocean?

5. As Santiago keeps vigil over his line, what does he wish for?

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