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100
The number of days since Santiago caught a fish.
What is 87?
100
The reason Manolin was not allowed to fish with Santiago.
He was unlucky.
100
"It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes, you are ready."
What is making himself ready to take advantage of any lucky strike he might have by carefully preparing his fishing gear
100
Joe DiMaggio
Who is a hero to Santiago?
100
Would you fight as hard to catch the fish as Santiago did?
Answers will vary.
200
The number of days it took to catch the fish.
What is 3-4?
200
"If the other heard me talking out loud, they would think that I am crazy . . . But since I am not crazy, I do not care."
What is he knows himself and has the confidence not to care about what other people think.
200
The Marlin
Who is Santiago?
200
Did you enjoy the book?
Asnwers will vary.
300
The length of the arm wrestling contest.
What is 24 hours?
300
The hand that cramps.
What is his left hand?
300
"His choice had been to stay in the deep dark water far out beyond all snares and traps . . . My choice was to go there to find him beyond all people . . . in the world."
What is that Santiago has broken an unspoken law of nature and will pay a high price for his sin.
300
The lions
What is courage and pride?
300
A man can be destroyed but not
What is defeated?
400
The length of the fish.
What is 18 feet?
400
What are the 3 types of fish Santiago catches while out to sea?
What are tuna, marlin, and dolphin?
400
"Take a good rest, small bird . . . Then go in and take your chances like any man or bird or fish."
What is that the bird could be safe with Santiago for a while, but would then have to fly on with his life, as all creatures must do.
400
The sharks
Scavengers who feed off the others -- the destructive forces of nature.
400
The significance that the tourist couple on the beach think that the marlin is a shark?
What is the fact that man cannot often recognize the greatness in others?
500
How much did the fish weigh?
What is 1500 pounds?
500
The three injuries Santiago sustains on the skiff.
What are cut hands, cut face, and welts on his back
500
"But, thank God, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them, although they are more noble and more able."
What is that if the fish had man's intelligence with its own nobility and ability, Santiago thinks men wouldn't be able to catch the fish.
500
Santiago
What is a Christ-like figure?
500
The significance of the name Santiago.
What is St.James, the disciple who was a fisherman.