"One Thousand Dollars" & "By the Waters of Babylon"

Name ( First, Last )

In “One Thousand Dollars,” what problem does Gillian face?

• He cannot find the person to whom his uncle has left $1,000.

• He does not know how to spend the $1,000 he has inherited.

• He cannot convince the lawyers that the $1,000 is his.

• He does not want to spend $1,000 on Lotta Lauriere, but feels he must.

In “One Thousand Dollars,” what is Old Bryson's attitude toward Gillian?

• He finds Gillian annoying and immature.

• He respects Gillian.

• He envies Gillian's money and therefore tolerates him.

• He feels sorry for Gillian and therefore tries to help him.

In “One Thousand Dollars,” how are Gillian's true feelings for Miss Hayden revealed?

• through his actions only

• through his words only

• through his words and his actions

At the end of “One Thousand Dollars,” why does Gillian rip up the note he has written?

• because he does not know how to spend the $50,000

• because he does not want the lawyers to think poorly of him

• because he decides that he wants the $50,000 after all

• because he wants Miss Hayden to receive the $50,000

What creates irony at the end of “One Thousand Dollars”?

• The lawyers know something that Gillian does not.

• Gillian does a good deed.

• The reader knows something that the lawyers do not.

• Gillian acts selfishly.

In “By the Waters of Babylon,” how is John's society different from the one that came before it?

• Priests govern the society.

• Technology is more advanced.

• People eat only plants.

• There is no warfare.

In “By the Waters of Babylon,” why does John go to the Place of the Gods?

• to become more powerful

• to seek knowledge

• to find metal

• to anger his father

In “By the Waters of Babylon,” John sees the city “as it had been when the gods were alive.” What is he seeing?

• a view of another planet

• New York City as it had been in the past

• the future

• a myth

In “By the Waters of Babylon,” what does John finally realize about the gods?

• that they did not know how to read

• that they used magic to cook and wash

• that they still lived in the city

• that they were just people