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Question One
The old man held the line delicately, and softly, with his left hand, unleashed it from the stick. (Page 20)
Hard and cold and lovely (Page 20)
Then it began to make a slow hissing sound in the water (Page 23)
Question Two
The old man is expressing frisson. This is because he is half excited at catching the fish and half– worried about losing the fish if they swim away.
Question Three
Physical Strength
The older man held the line delicately, and softly, with his left hand, unleashed it from the stick.
He was happy feeling the gentle pulling, and then he felt something hard and unbelievably heavy.
He tightened the pressure of his thumb and finger for a moment and the weight increased
Mental Strength
For if the fish course held I must see it for many more hours
I must remember to eat the tuna before he spoils to keep strong
I have no cramps, and I feel strong.
Question Four
Lie is lovely and strange, and who knows how old he is, he thought.
“I wish I had a boy. To help me and to see this,” No one should be alone in their old age, he thought.
Question Five
No, the older man would not have tried hard because this seemed a bad day for him, and that is why he worked hard.
Question 6
He could tell the difference between the blowing noise the male made and the sighing blow of the female.
If I lose the glare of Havana, we must be going more to the eastward,