Comprehension
Vocabulary
Not very important but interesting
100
Old mans name
Santiago
p. 5:"Santiago," the boy said.
100
Skiff
p.1: He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the....
a light rowing boat, typically for one person.
100
Point on the map where the story is likely to take place:
Cuban coast, near Havana.
200
Boys name
Manolin
Stands for Manuel (diminutive of Manuel)
p.17: "Very well Manolin," the old man said.
200
what is a fathom?
a unit of length equal to six feet or 1,8 meters
200
What type of fish did the boy bring the old man to eat for his voyage on the sea?
Tuna
300
What did the old man eat for dinner before he went to sea?
p.11: Black beans, rice, fried bananas and some stew
300
what is the meaning of a coil in the context of the book?
p.21: ...any pull or touch on the bait would make the stick dip and each line had two forty fathom coils which could be made fast to the other spare coils so that,....
A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
300
When is "the month when the great fish come"?
September
p.10: "Remember, we are in September."
"The month when the great fish come,"...
Fun fact: Earnest Hemingway spent a lot of time fishing in Cuba.
400
what did the old man dream about?
p.15: He was asleep in a short time and dreamed of Africa when he was a boy and the long, golden beaches and the white beaches, so white they hurt your eyes.
400
What is a line in the context of the book?
p.21: ...any pull or touch on the bait would make the stick dip and each line had two forty fathom coils which could be made fast to the other spare coils so that,....
not a straight line:
Why is it so important?
400
Who is the favorite baseball player of the old Man?
DiMaggio, an american baseball Player (New York Yankees)
500
what type of fish is this?
Marlin, the big fish that the old man is fishing
500
Where is the shank ?
(meaning of shank)
p.20: Each bait hung head down with the shank of the hook inside the bait fish, tied and sewed solid,....
In the book the "bend" is called "curve".
p.20: Each bait hung head down with the shank of the hook inside the bait fish, tied and sewed solid, and all the projecting (showing) part of the hook, the curve and the point, was covered with fresh sardines.
500
What type of fish are these and when were they mentioned?
The old man uses them as bait.
1. Picture: Yellow Jack
2. Picture: Blue Runner
p.21: ... on the others (lines), he had a big blue runner and a yellow jack that had been used before;...