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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the second brown shark is killed, what does it do?
(a) It hangs onto the place where it had bit into the marlin.
(b) It jumps into the boat with Santiago.
(c) It pulls the marlin down with its lifeless body to the bottom of the sea.
(d) It pulls the skiff over by its dead weight.

2. Why is Santiago so sure that the Yankees will win their next games?
(a) DiMaggio has recovered from his injury.
(b) They never need luck to win.
(c) They lost once and won't let it happen again.
(d) They have no serious competition in their last games.

3. What worries Santiago as he returns to Cuba in the night?
(a) That the boy won't be there to help him.
(b) That the bones of the marlin will fall off.
(c) That people are worrying about him.
(d) That he has been headed the wrong way.

4. What is Santiago missing that will not allow him to attract a flying fish to land in his skiff?
(a) Flying fish bait.
(b) A frying pan.
(c) A light.
(d) Small fishing nets.

5. His back is already hurting him, and then what begins to give him pain?
(a) The sunlight gives him a headache.
(b) His hand cramps.
(c) He cuts himself with a knife.
(d) His neck hurts from continually looking down at the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sharks came the second time?

2. Why do the other fishermen think of the sea in the masculine, el mar?

3. What commonality does Santiago observe in deep water fish when they pick up speed?

4. How does the boy act defensively about Santiago as the fishermen look at the marlin's skeleton?

5. What does Santiago think is unjust but something he must do?

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