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

2. Santiago is far out at sea and the fish is from deep waters. What comparison does Santiago make?
(a) They must weigh about the same.
(b) They are like to gladiators in the arena.
(c) Both of them are old and past their prime.
(d) There is no one to help either of them.

3. How does Santiago imagine Joe DiMaggio would be able to do what he is doing with the marlin?
(a) Not so well except at clubbing the big fish to death.
(b) He couldn't do it at all because of his bone spur.
(c) He would get too tired because baseball games do not last for days.
(d) Better, because his is young and strong and his father was a fisherman.

4. What happens to make the old man forget his aches and pains?
(a) A storm comes up.
(b) There is a beautiful sunrise.
(c) His line breaks.
(d) The great fish surfaces.

5. What does the old man think about to build up his courage as the sun sets on the second day?
(a) He remembers arm wrestling and defeating the Negro from Cienfuegos.
(b) He thinks about how the boy looks up to him as a great fisherman.
(c) He recalls killing a shark while he was swimming one day.
(d) He remembers surviving after falling overboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Santiago realize the depth of his tiredness?

2. When does Santiago finally see the lights of the city?

3. What word does Santiago utter that Hemingway says there is no translation for?

4. What disappointment does the old man feel because he has been out in his boat for days?

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

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