By the Waters of Babylon Exposition

1.

Multiple Choice

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Why does the narrator leave for his journey?

To learn and gain wisdom

To encounter the gods of the past

To disobey his father

To live in the Place of the Dead

2.

Multiple Choice

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"It was like a fire in my heart..." is an example of:

Metaphor

Simile

Polysyndeton

Verbal Irony

3.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What is the exposition in a narrative?

Exposition is where we learn facts or background information about the characters, setting, and situation.

Exposition is where we learn facts or background information about the characters and not the setting.

Exposition is where we learn facts or background information about just the characters.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

BTWB: What point of view is the story written?

first person

second person

third-person limited

omniscient

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

BTWB: Which word best describes what the narrator wants?

love

friends

knowledge

attention

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

BTWB: The narrator of the story is -

a god

a young man

an old priest

a dead man

7.

Multiple Choice

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

to find metal

to anger his father

to try to gain knowledge

to become more powerful

8.

Multiple Choice

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The archetype that most fits the exposition of the story is

coming of age/initiation

the journey

the fall

good vs evil

9.

Multiple Choice

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Why does the author include this dialogue and the description of the narrator's voce sounding thin:

"This is a very strong dream," he

said. "It may eat you up."

"I am not afraid," I said and looked

at him with both eyes. My voice sounded thin in my ears but that was because

of the smoke.

to create an anxious mood to highlight the conflict

to create an excited mood to highlight the conflict

to show that the father doesn't want the son to follow his dreams

to show that the son is not afraid to follow his dreams

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the metaphor about the wind and the voices of the gods reveal about the narrator's character?

he hears things

the gods give him knowledge through nature

he is a priest

the wind keeps him awake at night

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