The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World

How do the children who first see the drowned man react to him?

• They think he might be an enemy ship.

• They think he might be a whale.

• They play with him.

• All of the above.

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Why do the men who carry the drowned man think he is so tall?

• They believe growing after death is part of the nature of drowned men.

• They believe he was stretched on a rack as a punishment.

• They believe he comes from a family of tree people.

• They believe he grew taller with each lie he told.

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Why do the men who carry the drowned man believe he is so heavy?

• They think his pockets are filled with gold.

• They think he was a glutton with a voracious appetite.

• They think water got into his bones.

• They think he was once a marble statue.

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How were the men able to tell that the drowned man was a stranger to the village before they even cleaned off his face?

• They took a census of the villagers.

• They saw markings of foreign languages on his skin.

• They prayed to learn his identity and received signs from God that he was not one of them.

• They merely looked to see they were all present in their seven boats.

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Which is NOT a supernatural importance or superhuman power the women attribute to the dead man?

• He can affect the weather.

• He can call fish out of the sea.

• He can dig through rocks.

• He can talk to animals.

What do the young women want to name the drowned man?

• Emilio

• Lautaro

• Sven

• Esteban

Who decides to name the dead man Esteban?

• the children

• the men

• the young women

• the old women

What phrase do the men use when referring to the drowned man before they have a change of heart?

• big brother from afar

• cold Wednesday meat

• black magic stranger

• friend of the sea monsters

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What causes the man to view the drowned man with sympathy?

• They hear a message in the wind to change their attitude.

• They are threatened by the women.

• They see shame in his facial features.

• They realize how much he resembles their greatest hero.

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Which is NOT a way the village transforms following the dead man's funeral?

• They abandon their village to search for exotic foreign places.

• They make houses larger and more colorful.

• Their village gains attention that has mythical/legendary proportions.

• They dig through rock to plan an abundance of fragrant flowers.

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