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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Santiago think might have caused the fish to jump so much?
(a) A school of dolphins.
(b) Just waking up.
(c) Needing more exercise.
(d) Hunger or fear.

2. What does Santiago fear if he does not sleep after two days?
(a) That he will fall asleep and go overborad.
(b) That he might die.
(c) That he will become unclear in the head.
(d) That the marlin will come up slowly and eat his dolphin.

3. How does the old man know the winds will blow all night?
(a) From the clouds.
(b) From the curve of his sail.
(c) From the currents.
(d) From the seagulls.

4. What shows up that the old man thinks of as a friend to talk to?a
(a) A sea turtle.
(b) A flying fish.
(c) A warbler.
(d) An albacore.

5. How does the old man discover that the fish is slowing down?
(a) From the way the flying fish jump shorter distances.
(b) From the way the man-of-war bird has to use his wings more.
(c) From the fact that the breeze subsides.
(d) From the flow of blood from his hand in the water.

6. What brings Santiago awake suddenly in the night?
(a) The smell of the leftover raw fish.
(b) It starts to rain.
(c) The marlin is jumping again and again out of the sea.
(d) Another plane flies over at a low altitude.

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

8. What does the fisherman say about the marlin to the boy?
(a) I need a tape to measure this fish.
(b) Why would the old man bring back only bones?
(c) He was eighteen feet from nose to tail.
(d) There is nothing left but head, tail, and bones.

9. Why does Santiago decide to re-bait the the small line over the stern of the boat?
(a) He needs to keep busy to get his hand to uncramp.
(b) He thinks doing that will take him mind off his pains.
(c) In case the marlin lasts another night, he will need something to eat.
(d) Anything he catches on the small line will draw the sharks away from the marlin.

10. Who does Santiago think would be proud of him after he gets the fish lashed to the boat?
(a) God.
(b) The other fishermen in the village.
(c) The great DiMaggio.
(d) The boy.

11. What does the boy order for Santiago at the Terrace Cafe?
(a) Two bottles of warm beer.
(b) A bag of ice to help bring down his fever.
(c) Hot coffee with plenty of milk and sugar.
(d) Yellow rice and fried fish.

12. What does Santiago mean when he thinks that man is not made for defeat?
(a) Man will always win over animals.
(b) Man can only be defeated if he loses his mind.
(c) Man can be destroyed but not defeated.
(d) Man cannot lose a battle.

13. What does the old man think about a cramp?
(a) It is something that goes away quickly.
(b) It will make him stop fishing.
(c) It humiliates oneself.
(d) It is better than having to vomit.

14. What is Santiago's plan as the fist keeps circling?
(a) To let the boat turn around and around as the fish circles.
(b) To let out the line.
(c) To jump in to fight the fish.
(d) To give the fish less and less line.

15. What does Santiago dream of?
(a) Fishing in a new, large boat.
(b) The women he has known in his youth.
(c) Africa and the lions on the beach.
(d) The fights he had when he was young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Santiago say should get the head of the marlin?

2. After he finally gets to the shack and puts down the mast, what does Santiago find?

3. After eating the raw dolphin, what does the old man promise he will do in the future?

4. What does Santiago reply when the boy asks how much he suffered?

5. What happens to Santiago as he carries the mast up the hill?

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