THE WOMAN WHO WAS DEATH

This story is a myth because it explains

• reincarnation
• Indian culture
• a natural event
• the creation of the world

In this story, what is personified?

• death
• illness
• famine
• emptiness

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

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Read this sentence from the story: And the earth itself groaned beneath the weight upon it.  Which word personifies the earth?

• itself
• weight
• beneath
• groaned

Which of these is not true about myths?

• They often involve life lessons.
  
• They are typically linked to the beliefs of a culture.
  
• They usually have ordinary human beings as the main characters.
  
• They have usually been passed down orally from one generation to the next.
  

The woman in this story makes several discoveries. What is her most important discovery?

• her name
• her creator
• her cruelty
• her destiny

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Why does the woman flee from Lord Brahma?

• She is afraid that he will hurt her.
  
• She is overwhelmed by his cruelty.
  
• She is horrified to learn about her task.
  
• She is in despair about the emptiness in her life.
  

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Lord Brahma creates the woman because he wants her to

• end suffering.
  
• destroy the world.
  
• be his daughter.
  
• do what he cannot do.
  

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2