How the Seasons Came to Be

In this story, who solves the problem of Persephone's disappearnace?

• Demeter

• Hermes

• Perephone

• Theseus

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Hades carried Persephone away to his kingdom because he

• wanted her help

• fell in love with her

• thought she was lonely

• was jealous of Demeter

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Demeter no longer cared for the earth or its inhabitants because she

• was so angry with Hades

• wanted to get back at Hades

• was tired of caring for other people

• was so saddened at the loss of her child

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Read the sentence from paragraph 4 of the story.

"[Demeter] wandered the earth searching for her precious daughter, but no one knew where the girl was."

Which is another word for precious?

• Beautiful

• Dear

• Strong

• Young

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The purpose of this story is to explain

• who the gods' messenger was

• who Persephone's parents were

• why we have winter and summer

• why Hades ruled the Underworld

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Which sentence(s) from the story shows that Persephone is compassionate?

• Frightened, Persephone turned to run, but Hades too fast for her

• One day Persephone was out picking wildflowers when she suddenly felt the earth tremble beneath her feet.

• Zeus, [Persephone's] father, was the king of the gods. Demeter, her mother, was the goddess of the earth....

• She saw how sad [Hades] was and how lonely his job made him. Though Persephone missed her mother terribly, she did to want to leave Hades.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 4 of the story.

"Even if they had known, they would not have wanted to interfere with the frightful Hades."

Which word means the same as interfere?

• Annoy

• Fight

• Meddle

• Talk

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Demeter's sadness in this story is shown by

• a gaping hole appearing in the ground

• the earth trembling beneath Persephone's feet

• the flowers blooming and rain filling the fields

• the crops blackening and withering in the fields

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The turning point in this story occurs when

• Hades refuses to let Persephone go home

• Zeus sends two heroes to rescue Persephone

• Hermes, Persephone, and Hades make a deal

• Demeter panics when Persephone fails to come home

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