For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.
For help with this exercise, see Chapter 21.
example
Some people think that stealing is not wrong if it is done for a (good, well) reason.
a. good
b. well
Coyote, a famous trickster character in Native American folklore, is always up to no (good, well).
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The Zuni folktale “Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon” tells how Coyote makes life (worse, worst) for people by introducing winter into the world.
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Because Coyote hunts (bad, badly), he decides to team up with Eagle, who is an excellent hunter.
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Coyote tells Eagle that it would be (better, best) if the world were not dark because then it would be easier to hunt.
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| B. |
When Coyote and Eagle encounter some friendly spirits, the Kachinas, the pair notice that the Kachinas get their light from two boxes—one containing the sun and one containing the moon—and Coyote convinces Eagle that the (better, best) thing to do is to steal the sun and the moon.
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| B. |
Eagle then decides that a (good, well) plan is to put the sun and the moon into one box.
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| B. |
After Eagle moves the moon into the box with the sun and flies away with it, he refuses to let Coyote carry the box because he knows that things always turn out (bad, badly) when Coyote gets his way.
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| B. |
Because Coyote keeps begging to carry the box, Eagle finally gives in, hoping things will turn out (better, best) than he thinks they will.
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Eagle then fears that the (worse, worst) will happen when Coyote peeks inside the box and the moon and the sun escape into the sky.
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Although Coyote causes winter to come into the world, the effects of his actions aren’t all (bad, badly) because he also brings light to people.
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