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the old man and the sea
Reading Assignment #1 pages 1-15

1. Who is Santiago? Describe him.

2. Who is Manolin?

3. Identify Martin.

4. Why is the boy not fishing with the old man anymore? Does he want to?

5. What did the other fishermen think of the old man?

6. Describe Santiago's house.

7. What's the point behind the conversation about yellow rice with fish and the cast net?

8. Why is there so much talk about baseball, specifically DiMaggio?

9. "There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you." What does the

boy mean?

10. What is Hemingway's point to having the old man say, "I may not be as strong as I think . . .

11. What did the old man dream about?