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Why did the lake weep for Narcissus when he died?

• The lake would never hear Narcissus' voice again.

• Each time Narcissus kneeled by the lake, it would see its own beauty reflected in his eyes.

• The lake relied on Narcissus' salty tears to feel like an ocean.

• The lake would be unable to attend Narcissus' funeral.

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When the story begins, the boy sleeps

• at an abandoned church

• until 3:00 pm the next day

• with a sheep as his pillow

• dreaming about the merchant's daughteer

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The boy learned how to read

• by talking with his sheep

• with the merchant's daughter

• at seminary school

• when he was 3 years old

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The boy's parents wanted him to become

• a shepherd

• a farmer

• a baker

• a priest

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The boy tells his father that

• he wants to be rich

• he wants to travel

• he wants to marry the merchant's daughter

• he met an old man who knew his mother and father's name

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The boy's dream reveals that

• he will die in Africa

• he will marry the merchant's daughter

• he will meet an old woman

• he will find a hidden treasure

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What does the boy see at the Gypsy's house that keeps him from leaving?

• The sacred heart of Jesus

• A King James Bible

• A treasure chest

• A hot bowl of soup

Why does the old woman tell the boy that the treasure is real?

• Because she has seen it

• Because she has the same dream

• Because it was a child who told the boy in his dream

• Because she knows where the treasure is buried

What does the old man want from the boy in exchange for telling him where he can find the treasure?

• His book

• one-tenth of his flock

• one-tenth of the treasure

• a piece of bread

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The old man claims that a person's Personal Legend is

• what a person has always wanted to accomplish

• visible in dreams

• when a person writes their autobiography

• not worth wasting one's time on

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