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A CHORUS GUIDE, 12, wrinkles, admires, grateful, sympathy, appreciation, optimistic, defy, accompany, SH, scars, disgraceful, bs sardines, bait, G churning, e bre generosity, wrinkles, optimistic, Questions, A. Answer the questions in two or three sentences., 1. Why does Manolin leave Santiago?, For the first forty days Manolin went with Santiago, but his parents made him leave Santiago who was, considered by them to be absolutely luckless. The, boy had gone at their orders in another boat which, was considered lucky., 2. How does the boy help the old man in the eve-, ning?, 1

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GEMS OF IMAGINATION, 13, The boy carried the wooden box with the coiled,, hard braided lines, the gaff and the harpoon with, its shaft walked up the road along with the old, man and put the box and the gear beside the mast, and the sail. He used to get him the newspaper and, baits also., 3. What is the appearance of the old man?, The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles, in the back of his neck. His cheecks were brown, because of the blotches. His hands had deep,, creased scars from handling heavy fish on the, cords. Everything about him was old, except, his eyes which were of the same colour as the, sea, though sun burned, they were cheerful and, undefeated., 4. What happened when Santiago first took the, boy in a boat?, When Santiago took Manolin for the first time in, a boat, the boy was five years old and was nearly, killed when the old man brought fresh catch into, the bcat. The fish almost tore the boat to pieces, and the boy still remembers the tail slapping, the, banging, the thwart breaking and the noose of the, clubbing. The boy was thrown for safety into the, bow where the wet coiled lines were kept., 5. Why does Santiago take the fishing gear home?, Santiago was sure that nobody would steal, 2

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A CHORUS GUIDE, 14, anything from him, but still he decided to carry the, fishing gear home because he thought that a gaff, and harpoon were needless temptations to leave, in a boat., 6. Describe Santiago's shack., The shack was made of tough budshields of the, royal palm called the guano. In it there was a bed,, a table, one chair and a place on the dirt floor to, cook with charcoal. On the walls, made with leaves, of guano, there was a picture of the sacred Heart, of Jesus and another of the Virgin of Cobre., 7. What is the fiction that the old man and the boy, go through every day?, In the old man's shack they have long dialogues, about American baseball, for both of them, were admirers of the New York Yankee star Joe, DiMaggio whose father was an Italian American, fisherman in San Francisco., 8. How does Santiago plan to reward Martin for, giving him food?, Santiago is so grateful to Martin for his generosity., He plans to reward Martin for providing him food, by giving him the belly meat of a big fish and even, something more than the belly meat when he gets, the catch., 9. Why does Santiago wish to take DiMaggio for, fishing?, Santiago wishes to take DiMaggio for fishing not, only beçause of his admiration for baseball but, 3

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GEMS OF IMAGINATION, 15, because of the fact that his father was also of the, same trade, an Italian American fisherman in San, Francisco. He also thinks that DiMaggio would, understand them., 10. What is the boy's rating of Santiago as a, fisherman?, Manolin rates Santiago as the best fisherman. He, says that there are many good fisherman and some, great, but only one Santiago., B. Answer the questions in about 100 words., 1. What is Santiago's situation at the beginning, of the novel?, As the novel opens we see Santiago as a lonely, person, deprived of the company of his faithful, apprentice, Manolin. Luck has evaded him and, it is said that each day this old man used to come, with his skiff empty. He was thin and gaunt with, wrinkles on the back of his neck. Everything about, him was old except his eyes which were of the, same colour as the sea., 2. What is the attitude of the fishermen gathered, at the Terrace towards Santiago?, Many of the fishermen gathered at the Terrace, made fun of the old man. The older fishermen had, sympathy for him., 3. How does Manolin take care of Santiago in the, evening?, After helping Santiago bring his things back to, 4

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offers his help to make the fire in the hearth and, A CHORUS GUIDE, 16, GEMS O., the shack, Manolin enquires about his dinner. He, up., also offers to get baits for the next day., 4. Elucidate Santiago's admiration for DiMaggio,, Santiago was all praise for DiMaggio, the great, and outstanding baseball player who has played, braving injuries. He calls DiMaggio. the great., He thinks that with him on their side the Yankees, cannot lose. The added appreciation for him is, because of the fact that he too is the son of a, exp, "w, tov, an, co, ab, an, to, fisherman from San Francisco., "E, 5. Describe the parting scene at night between the, old man and the boy., hi:, bu, ap, te, H, After supper the young boy makes the old man, happy by telling him that he was the best fisherman, he knew. He also tells Santiago that he is his alarm, clock. The old man promises to wake him up in, the morning. He bids good sleep to the old man, and leaves., tri, da, ex, po, C. Answer the questions in about 300 words., 1. Analyse how Santiago tries to defy his defeat., Santiago, the experienced fisherman, has been, fishing in the Gulf stream for eighty-four days, without any catch. As the novel opens, we see, him getting ready for his next attempt. The very, fact that he is undaunted to try his luck on the, eighty-fifth day shows that he doesn't want to give, of, b:, h, je, Ci, fi