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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 is a favorite topic of conversation for Santiago and the boy?
(a) Spear fishing.
(b) Drinking beer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Travel.

2. What happens when the shovel-nose shark comes and Santiago stabs it in the brain with his makeshift harpoon?
(a) The knife comes untied from the oar.
(b) The shark almost pulls the old man overboard.
(c) The knife blade snaps off.
(d) At that moment the wind dies down.

3. Why does the old man wish to take Joe DiMaggio fishing?
(a) He thinks DiMaggio would be good at clubbing sharks to death.
(b) He wants to get free tickets to a Yankee game.
(c) He would like to talk about baseball while he fished.
(d) He heard that DiMaggio's father was a fisherman.

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

5. What does Santiago look for as he sails toward the land?
(a) Evidence of sharks in the water.
(b) Sails or smoke from ships.
(c) Signs of land up ahead.
(d) Dangerous reefs he might wreck on.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had their last dry spell lasted before the old man and the boy caught some good fish?

2. Santiago is far out at sea and the fish is from deep waters. What comparison does Santiago make?

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

4. Speaking out loud, what does Santiago say to the big fish on his line?

5. How do we know the old man sleeps for a very long time?

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