Why does the Eldest Magician ask the Fisher of the Sea to create the tides? to help boats travel across the sea to help Pau Amma find hiding places to make it easier for people to catch fish to help the sea creatures perform their plays

"now they have beaten me, he thought. i am too old to club sharks to death. but i will try it as long as i have the oars and the short club and the tiller."? this passage shows santiago's belief that a. he will never fish again. b. he is too old to continue fishing. c. man can be defeated but not destroyed. d. the sharks got the best of him.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. for a long time she held her neck erect; then her head sank, slowly. her ribs swelled with a mighty heave and she went over. as it is used in this excerpt from “the man who was almost a man,” the phrase “went over” most likely means died escaped jumped vomited

Which statement best explains the motivation for the narrator's mother to introduce her daughter to everyone they meet? from amy tan's "rules of the game."