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What conclusion can you draw from this passage from “By the Waters of Babylon”?

There was also the shattered image of a man or a god. It had been made of white stone and he wore his hair tied back like a woman’s. His name was ASHING .…

A
The gods had a leader named Ashing.

B
The image is a statue of George Washington.

C
The gods had greater respect for men than for women.

D
Some people considered George Washington a god.

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D

The broken name "ASHING" is a fragment of "WASHINGTON," and the statue described as a "man or a god" shows that people had come to worship or deify George Washington.