"Waters of Gold"

Which of the following does the beggar NOT WANT?

Choose all that apply.

• a place to sleep

• food to eat

• some money

• clean clothes

• a bowl of water to wash his feet

Which of the following answer choices best describes Aunt Lily?

• generous

• selfish

• harsh

• rude

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What causes Aunt Lily to have to sell her home and land?

• she lost them in a bet

• she wants to move to the countryside

• she was a widow and could no longer afford it

• she gave all her money away helping others

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What must Aunt Lily do with the dirty water according to the beggar?

• pray over it

• put it next to her bed and not look into it till morning

• wash her own feet with it

• drink a small amount before bed and in the morning

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Why does Aunt Lily use the water in the bucket to water her plants?

• she had no other source of water

• she did not feel like finding more water

• She did not see any sense in wasting water

• it was the only water she had

Which of the following was in the bucket the next morning?

• dirty water

• gold coins

• bugs

• snakes

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What does Aunt Lily do with what she finds in the bucket?

• buys the beggar a house

• buys back her land and farm

• pays off her many debts

• buys food for the beggar

What causes the neighbor to change her attitude towards the beggar?

• she saw the gold that Aunt Lily got

• she heard the beggar talking bad about her

• she fell in love with the beggar

• she felt bad about her rude ways

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.9A

When the neighbor followed the beggar's instructions, what did she find inside her bucket?

• gold coins

• muddy water

• snakes, ants and lizards

• clean water

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CCSS.RL.7.1

When the old woman falls sick, how does she change?

• she becomes kind

• she becomes rudder than ever

• she isolates herself from the world

• she becomes a beggar

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A