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The old man and sea
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How deep is a fathom | Measures death in water, 6 feet is one fathom |
| Why does Santiago row over to place he had seen a man of war bird? | The grid show there the fish is. |
| Why does Santiago hate the Portuguese man of war? | The fillments touch th nets and she gets stung |
| What fact do you learn about turtles on page 37. | Heart beats 5 mins after they die |
| How deos Santiago compare himself to a turtle | They both have heart strong hearts |
| What are two things that Santiago use to stay healthy? | Eats sea turtle eggs and drinks shark liver |
| When did Santiago begin to talk to himself? | When the boy had left |
| Why does Santa Iago want to fish so carefully on his 85th day | 84 days without a fish so we has to try harder |
| On page 45 the old man wished he had the boy with him. Why? | So he can pull in the lines |
| Why does Santiago begin to pity your fish? | Because she empathizes with the fish |
| Santiago contemplates his choice on page 50. What was his choice? | Go far out as possible |
| Why does Santiago want the fish to jump? | So I swallows the oxygen and can not dive deep |
| What does Santiago eat to get his strength back? | Tuna |
| Gelatinous | Jelly-like |
| Ineffectually | Not effective |
| Venerable | Old wise |
| Plankton | Gross sea creatures |
| Portuguese man-of-war | Poisonous jellyfish |
| Iridescent | Shinny or glow |
| Leader | A wire fishing line |
| Filaments | Stringy stingers |
| Agua mala | Bad water |
| Loggerheads | Head like loog |
| Taut | Tight |
| Commenced | Beginning |
| Myriad | Many |
| Annualized | Stopped |
| Imperceptible | Tiny |
| Endure | Put up with |
| Scythe | Hooked Blade |
| Cardel | Spanish for fishing line |
| Coagulated | To solidify |
| Submerged | To have something completely surrounded in a Liquid |