"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

question 6

Multiple Choice

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?

• A)he promises to pay more attention to manolin upon his return
• B)he decides to recite ten hail marys and ten our fathers
• C)he lightens the boat by throwing all unnecessary weight overboard.
• D)he ties the skiff to a buoy so that the fish cannot pull it farther out to sea.

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