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Esther 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Light, Gladness, Joy, and Honor

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolJoy for God's People

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGlad Day

CROWN → picture 2LETTER → picture 4LIGHT → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 3

Grade 1Joy and Light

The king gave Mordecai his ring. → picture 2Esther cried and asked the king for help. → picture 4A new letter went to all the lands. → picture 5Mordecai wore a crown of gold. → picture 1The Jews had joy and light. → picture 3

Order:

1. The king took off his ring2. fell down at his feet and begged him with tears3. sent letters by courier on horseback4. The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor

Grade 2A Happy Day

  1. What did the king give Mordecai? His ring (circle)
  2. What did Esther do? She cried and asked the king to help.
  3. What did they write? A new letter (circle)
  4. What did Mordecai wear? Royal clothes and a gold crown
  5. What did the Jews have? Light and joy (circle)
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Grade 3A New Letter

  1. What did the king give Esther? Haman's house
  2. What did Esther do at the king's feet? She wept and begged him to stop Haman's evil plan.
  3. Why couldn't Haman's law be changed? It was sealed with the king's ring.
  4. What did the new letter let the Jews do? Gather and protect themselves
  5. What four things did the Jews have? Light, gladness, joy, and honor
1: The king took off his ring2: fell down at his feet and begged him with tears3: sent letters by courier on horseback4: The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor

Grade 4From Sorrow to Joy

  1. Who received the house of Haman? Esther
  2. Who was set over Haman's house? Mordecai
  3. Why could the king not simply cancel Haman's decree? A law sealed with the king's ring could not be reversed.
  4. What did the new letters allow? The Jews in every city to gather and stand for their lives
  5. How did the city of Susa respond? It shouted and was glad.

Word bank: 1. ring; 2. letters; 3. crown; 4. light; 5. joy

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5A Counter-Decree

  1. How did Mordecai come before the king? Esther had told what he was to her.
  2. What did Esther ask the king to put away? The mischief of Haman and his plan against the Jews
  3. Why could the first decree not be reversed? A writing sealed with the king's ring may not be reversed.
  4. What right did the new letters grant? To gather and stand for their lives against anyone who would assault them
  5. What did many from the peoples of the land do? They became Jews.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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