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question[1]="What impression do we have when we learn that the old man 'had gone eighty-four days' without taking a fish?"
choice1[1]="Santiago, the old man, could not find a good fishing spot."
choice1[2]="He was a really bad fisherman who talked loud and scared the fish."
choice1[3]="Santiago was 'salao' which is the worst form of unlucky."
choice1[4]="He really did not care at all about fishing since he was a pirate."

question[2]="What linked the young boy and the old man together?"
choice2[1]="The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him."
choice2[2]="Santiago was Manolin's stepfather."
choice2[3]="Santiago was Manolin's father."
choice2[4]="They were both fishermen at heart."

question[3]="What proved that Santiago was not only an optimist but also a very realist man?"
choice3[1]="He told the boy he would tame him out and gamble."
choice3[2]="He was confident that nobody would steal his fishing gear  though he thought they were needless temptations to leave in a boat."
choice3[3]="He told Manolin that he was already a man because the boy had bought him a beer."
choice3[4]="He knew that Manolin did not have any parents to take care of him and he wanted to help the boy."

question[4]="What did the old man say about borrowing money?"
choice4[1]="Never a borrower, nor a lender be."
choice4[2]="First you borrow! Then you beg."
choice4[3]="Business is other people's money."
choice4[4]="The more you borrow, the poorer you become."

question[5]="Who is the best fisherman according to Manolin?"
choice5[1]="John McGraw."
choice5[2]="Peter, the Apostle."
choice5[3]="Captain Ahab in Melville's 'Moby Dick'."
choice5[4]="Santiago, the Cuban."

question[6]="What great fish towed the old man's skiff?"
choice6[1]="A marlin."
choice6[2]="An albacore."
choice6[3]="A bonito."
choice6[4]="A whale."

question[7]="If Santiago catches this great fish, what promise will he accomplish?"
choice7[1]="To say ten 'Our Father' every day."
choice7[2]="To recite 'The Rosary' everyday for the rest of his life."
choice7[3]="To make a pilgrimage to the Virgin of Cobre."
choice7[4]="To visit Manolin's parents in Santiago de las Vegas."

question[8]="What was tragic about Santiago's catch of the big fish?"
choice8[1]="Santiago believed that the fish would survive him."
choice8[2]="He knew that the sharks would devour his catch."
choice8[3]="He was to old to kill such a powerful catch."
choice8[4]="He could not sell the fish anymore."

question[9]="The old man described in the story happens to be a man of ..."
choice9[1]="ambition."
choice9[2]="method."
choice9[3]="wisdom."
choice9[4]="action."

question[10]="The relationship between the old man and the young boy was one of ..."
choice10[1]="loyalty."
choice10[2]="monotony."
choice10[3]="independence."
choice10[4]="family."


question[11]="What did the parents order their son to do when they saw the old man had not caught a fish for forty days?"
choice11[1]="They told their son to give the old man some food."
choice11[2]="They asked their son to help the old man."
choice11[3]="They ordered their son to go in another boat."
choice11[4]="They told Manolin to stay home with them."


question[12]="What proves that the old man was not the master of the young boy?"
choice12[1]="Manolin offered to pay him a beer."
choice12[2]="Manolin had to obey his father, so he left Santiago."
choice12[3]="Manolin had no faith in the old fisherman's ability to catch fish anymore."
choice12[4]="There is no mention of such a master and slave relationship in the novel."


question[13]="What do we learn from the description of Santiago's shack?"
choice13[1]="There were many superfluous things in it."
choice13[2]="Santiago was a Roman Catholic since there was a picture of the Virgin in his shack."
choice13[3]="He was still a married man with the photograph of his wife and kids on the wall."
choice13[4]="He lived as a very poor man."


question[14]="Which baseball team did the old man prefer because of Joe DiMaggio?"
choice14[1]="New York Yankees."
choice14[2]="Boston Red Sox."
choice14[3]="Detroit Tigers."
choice14[4]="Atlanta Braves."

question[15]="What time of day did the old man's voyage start?"
choice15[1]="Under the sun at noon."
choice15[2]="At sunrise when he could see the other boats leaving."
choice15[3]="The journey began in darkness."
choice15[4]="His voyage began at sunset."

question[16]="What fish did Santiago have in mind to catch?"
choice16[1]="Shark."
choice16[2]="Tuna."
choice16[3]="Flying fish."
choice16[4]="Bluefish."

question[17]="What was the outcome of the hand game between the old man and the great Negro?"
choice17[1]="Cienfuegos won the contest."
choice17[2]="Santiago was called šel Campeonš for a long time."
choice17[3]="Both men won the game."
choice17[4]="Santiago was given a gold medal."

question[18]="What size was Santiago's big fish according to the fisherman who measure it?"
choice18[1]="Eighteen feet from nose to tail."
choice18[2]="Twenty-four feet from nose to tail."
choice18[3]="Thirty feet long."
choice18[4]="Five metres from nose to tail."

question[19]="What made of Santiago a man of courage and strength?"
choice19[1]="He had caught a fish of more than one thousand pounds."
choice19[2]="He was old and gaunt."
choice19[3]="He survived and won a moral victory by daring the sea and the great fish."
choice19[4]="No man had ever caught so big a fish in that area."


question[20]="Of whom is Santiago a most obvious and apparent figure?"
choice20[1]="Joe DiMaggio."
choice20[2]="Jonas."
choice20[3]="Peter, the Apostle."
choice20[4]="Christ."



solution[1]="c"
solution[2]="a"
solution[3]="b"
solution[4]="b"
solution[5]="d"
solution[6]="a"  
solution[7]="c"
solution[8]="b"
solution[9]="d" 
solution[10]="a"                                 
solution[11]="c"
solution[12]="a"
solution[13]="b"
solution[14]="a"
solution[15]="c"
solution[16]="b"
solution[17]="b"
solution[18]="a"
solution[19]="c"
solution[20]="d"