By: Stephen Vincent Benet

11 . What do the priests get from the places of the dead?

A. metal

B. food

C. clothing

D. all of the above

12 . What are the signs that direct John toward the east?

A. an eagle and a bear traveling east

B. a panther and a beaver traveling east

C. an eagle, three deer, and a white fawn traveling east

D. a white fawn and a panther traveling together to the east

13 . The setting of this story is

A. the eastern United States many thousands of years ago.

B. the eastern United States far in the future.

C. the Eastern Hemisphere many thousands of years ago.

D. the Eastern Hemisphere far in the future.

14 . What does John learn about the former inhabitants of the Place of the Gods?

A. They are all dead.

B. One man is still alive.

C. They were men not gods.

D. They were gods.

15 . The climax of the story occurs when

A. John becomes a priest.

B. John goes to the place of the dead.

C. John finds the dead man in the house

D. John escapes