15 By the Waters of Babylon By the Waters of Babylon              Study Guide 1.When does the story take place? 2.What do the priests of Johns people go to Dead Places for? 3.Why is the food in the Dead Places dangerous? 4.What does John find to be untrue about the Place of the Gods? What is his greatest discovery? 5.Who is Ashing? 6.When John returns to his people,to whom does he tell the full truth about his experiences? 7.At the end of the story, what has changed about John? Vocabulary Bade Anteroom Perplexed Interpret and evaluate 1.What is Johns main goal in this story? 2.Why is it important for John to achieve his goal? 3.What consequences does Johns achievement of this goal have for him and his people? 4.Name four objects or places that John sees in the Place of the Gods. Evaluate Literature 1.Define allusion. What is an allusion in this story? Connections 1. In your opinion, is our society in danger of being destroyed in the same way as the Place of the Gods? Explain your answer Text Extra Credit Mysterious Places: Stonehenge Today, there are several ruins of structures and civilizations that remain a mystery to us. For example, this Web site explores the mystery of Stonehenge, an ancient structure of stones set in a circular pattern in the English countryside. Discuss any parallels you can find between our curiosity about Stonehenge and the narrators curiosity about the "Place of the Gods." What drives our thirst for knowledge of past peoples and places? Visit my other links: Stonehenge