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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 the boy's name?
(a) Pedrico.
(b) Jose.
(c) Manolin.
(d) Gabriel.

2. What does Hemingway mean when he says that the old man harpooned the shark with resolution and complete malignancy?
(a) The old man was unsure of what to do.
(b) The old man was motivated by hate.
(c) The old man was dying of skin cancer.
(d) The old man was acting out of instinct.

3. What disappointment does the old man feel because he has been out in his boat for days?
(a) He does not know the baseball game scores.
(b) He has not had a beer in two days.
(c) He has not been able to go to the cock fights.
(d) He cannot remember what the boy looks like.

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

5. After he finally gets to the shack and puts down the mast, what does Santiago find?
(a) A warm beer.
(b) A water bottle.
(c) A newspaper with the baseball scores.
(d) His bed has been stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the boy the first time he went fishing with Santiago?

2. What is the first thing Santiago asks the boy to bring him when he finally wakes up?

3. What does Santiago plan to do to change his luck?

4. What does the old man fear since the shark had taken about forty pounds of flesh off the marlin?

5. As he heads home and stops to look back, what does Santiago see?

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