The Golden Flower

How can the reader tell that The Golden Flower is a Myth?

• The story explains something in nature.

• The characters in this story are Gods and Goddesses.

• The events in this story could happen in real life.

• The characters in this story were fantastic creatures.

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How would you best describe the setting (where the story takes place) in the beginning of the story?

• an island

• an ocean

• a desert plain

• Both island and desert plain

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In the beginning of the world, what was so different than the world now?

• there was no water anywhere on earth

• people lived in tree houses

• animals ruled the land

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What did the child collect in his pouch?

• seeds

• gummi bears

• magic coins

• flowers

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What caused the magical garden to grow high on top of the mountain?

• The wind had blown seeds on top of the mountain.

• The boy planted the seeds at the top of the mountain.

• All the people planted seeds at the top of the mountain.

• The rippling waves pushed the seeds onto the top of the mountain.

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How does comparing the “great yellow globe” to the sun help the reader understand the story?

• Knowing that it was big and shining like the sun helps the reader understand that something is growing.

• Knowing that it was big and shining like the sun helps the reader understand that it is a beautiful flower with golden petals.

• Knowing that it was big and shining like the sun helps the reader understand why the people far below could see it.

• None of the above.

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Why are the people afraid of the ball?

• The ball was bouncing up and down.

• The ball was speaking to them.

• The ball was slowing rolling toward them.

• There were strange sounds and murmuring coming from the inside.

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One man thought that the golden ball would give him the power of the _______.

• sun

• earth

• moon

• stars

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Why did the men put their fears aside and run up the mountainside towards the golden ball?

• They both wanted the respect of the village people.

• They both want the power they think the golden ball has.

• They both thought owning the ball would make them king.

• None of the Above.

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What happened when the men reached the golden ball?

• The men began to argue and fight.

• The men found out the ball was really the fruit of the golden flower.

• One of the men decided to give up and ran back down the mountain.

• Both A and B.

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