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Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Once upon a time, a little boy named Jack lived with his mother. They were very poor. His mother had no money to buy food. They had only one cow. Jack took the cow to a magic man and sold it. The magic man gave him some magical beans. Jack's mother was very angry at him. She needed money to buy the food. She did not need the beans. She threw the beans. The next morning there was a big beans plant which went up to the sky. Jack and his mother climbed the big plant. When they reached the clouds they saw a castle. There were so many gold coins in the castle. They took some coins and came back to their home. They became rich and lived happily.

Why did Jack's mother throw the beans?

A) Because she needed money

B) Because the beans were not tasty

C) Because she needed the cow

D) Because she was not poor

E) None of these