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•What does Santiago hook up after he cuts the last of the other lines?
•Where is Santiago hurt when he is cutting the lines and gets pulled down by the fish?
He has a cut below his eye.
•What does the old man think is all that a man can ask?
a big reserve of line
•What does the old man wish the fish to do that shows he is tiring?
He wishes the fish to go with the current.
•Why does the old man wish the fish to jump?
...because if the fish jumps he will fill the sacks in his body with air and can't go deep to die.
•When does the old man stop putting more strain on the line?
...when the line is at the edge of breaking.
•What is on the line that adds drag and pleases the old man?
The yellow Gulf weed...
•Where is Santiago hurt when he is talking to the bird and almost gets pulled overboard by the marlin?
His right hand is cut by the line.
•What does the old man decide to do in order to keep his strength?
...to eat the tuna.
•How does the old man know the fish has slowed much?
....by putting his right hand in the water and watching the blood trail away and the movement of the water against his hand.
Which hand does the old man use to brace the line while his his cutting the tuna with the other?
...his left hand...
What does the old man cut the tuna into?
...six strips.
•What happens when the old man is just about to eat the tuna?
His left hand is cramped.
•Who does the old man want to feed while eating the tuna?
...the fish he has hooked.
•What does the calm fish seem following?
...his plan.
•What is the old man's plan to deal with the fish?
...to improvise to the fish's plan.
• When does the old man think his left hand will be uncramped?
... in the sun or when the tuna he eats is digested.
•What does the old man see in the sky that makes him realize that a man is never alone on the sea?
...a flight of wild ducks.
•What does the old man know about hurricanes? 3 things
September is among the hurricane months; in hurricane months, when there is no hurricanes, the weather can be the best of the year; there are signs in the sky for days ahead of a hurricane.
•What does the old man think is a humiliation?
...a cramp.
•What is the color of the fish's head and back?
...dark purple.
•What are on the sides of the fish? and what color?
Wide stripes... ...light lavender.
•What's the length of the fish's sword?
...as long as a baseball bat.
•What does the fish's tail look like?
...a scythe-blade.
•How long is the fish?
...two feet longer than the skiff.