26-30
Santiago went to _____ when he was young, and saw _____ on the beach.
Africa - lions
How long is the fish, as the old man sees it?
Two feet longer than the boat
In the line "He settled comfortably against the wood and took his suffering as it came…" name who the old man could be compared to here?
Jesus
Santiago thinks the fish weighs 1500 pounds, but would dress out at ⅔ of that. At 30 cents per pound, how much would the fish be worth?
$300
Santiago falls five times with a big wooden mast across his shoulders - who does this mirror?
Jesus
This favorite baseball player, what connection do he and Santiago share?
They're both fishermen
Say what the old man is considering doing right before the big fish strikes?
Take a nap
Name who El Campeón was?
Santiago
When Santiago stabs shark #4 in the face, he loses his final proper weapon: what was it?
His knife
What is our man Santiago dreaming of at the end of the story?
Lions on the beach
The fishermen call it ___ mar when they love her; they call it ___ mar when it’s an enemy.
la - el
When the old man sets the hook on the big fish, what happens?
Nothing
In the end, how does Santiago kill the fish?
Harpoon through the heart
How could Santiago and the fish have fought the sharks “together?”
Used the fish's spear as a weapon
When he realizes he has been beaten, he says “It is easy when you are beaten..I never knew how easy it was. And what beat you?” Name what beat him.
Nothing
How will he use the first bonito fish he catches?
Bait for the big fish
What is happening with Santiago’s left hand?
It's cramping
How many “great fish” has the old man caught in his life?
2
He calls the Mako shark “dentuso” - define dentuso.
Big toothed
Santiago says “In the night I spat something strange and felt something in my chest was broken.” What broke, literally and metaphorically?
His 'art
Finish this line, which we wrote an in-class essay on: “I may not be as strong as I think…but I know…”
Tricks and have resolution.
Why does he want the fish to jump?
It won't be able to dive deep
In the final battle, what does the fish do that causes Santiago to remark: “I moved him.”
The fish turns on his side
“He felt a strange taste in his mouth. It was coppery and sweet and he was afraid of it for a moment.” Identify what this was.
Blood
What do the tourists think the fish’s skeleton is?
Shark