By the Waters of Babylon

What is John's intended profession?

• School teacher
• Chief
• Priest
• Enforcer

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does John discover to be untrue about the Place of the Gods?

• He discovers that there is only water magic and no fire magic in the Place of the Gods.
• He discovers that the Place of the Gods was never truly destroyed.
• He discovers that there are no gods living in the Place of the Gods.
• He discovers that the Place of the Gods was once ruled by his father.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

When and where does this story take place?

• In a post-apocalyptic American city, after a terrible war.
• In a futuristic, Utopian society with flying cars.
• In Amsterdam's distant past, after World War I.
• In a fictional underground world during a war between various peoples.

Based on the selection below, what is the tone of the story?
I looked out of another window—the great vines of their bridges were mended, and the god roads went east and west. Restless, restless, were the gods and always in motion! They burrowed tunnels under rivers—they flew in the air. With unbelievable tools they did giant works.... the pulse of the giant city, beating and beating like a man’s heart. Were they happy? What is happiness to the gods? They were great; they were mighty; they were wonderful and terrible. As I looked upon them and their magic, I felt like a child—but a little more, it seemed to me, and they would pull down the moon from the sky... and yet their wisdom could not but grow until all was peace.

• Sanctimonious (hypocritical and self-righteous)
• Critical (skeptical and unfavorable)
• Awestruck (amazed and frightened)
• Panicked (frenetic and unhappy)

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the use of John as a first-person narrator help develop the tone?

• It enables the reader to view John objectively and without emotion.
• It enables the reader to better understand the Place of the Gods.
• It enables the reader to identify with John and view through his eyes.
• It enables the reader to view other characters in more detail.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

• According to the narrator, this is a god-road crossing the Oudison
• According to the author, this is a bridge
• According to geography, this a land bridge
• Everyone on the internet knows this is a steel dinosaur

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The Place of the Gods turns out to be the ruins of which city?

• Washington, D.C.
• Charlotte, NC
• Rome, Italy
• New York, NY

ASHING
(Washington)

• the first president of the US and of the subtreasury on NY
• a god to be worshipped
• the most powerful of the gods
• the first god

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following represents a theme of the story?

• Information can heal entire populations and cities
• Knowledge can be dangerous
• Communities depend upon their leaders
• Each individual must make their own journey

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the narrator realize about the gods based on the items such as this image.

• This is a significant image because after a journey everyone is tired.

• This is a significant image because the narrator realizes that the "gods" were simply humans.

• This is a significant image because John realizes that this is his eventuality.