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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?

2. What skill does Circe cultivate during her early days on Aiaia?

3. What does Hermes tell Circe about her voice that she has never heard before?

4. In Chapter 13, who comes to Circe to lift the curse they carry?

5. What does Daedalus give Circe as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Circe think the house on Aiaia is so lovely in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Circe cast her spell on Scylla?

3. What is Prometheus's eventual permanent punishment by Zeus?

4. What does Pasiphae allude to about her relationship with Perses in Chaoter 11 that shocks Circe?

5. Who comes to Circe for help lifting a curse in Chapter 13 and what was the curse for?

6. What does Circe do to Scylla?

7. How does Aaetes treat Circe when he comes to Aiaia in Chapter 13?

8. What does the first ship of sailors who show up on Aiaia in Chapter 14 do to Circe, and how does she repay them?

9. What are Helios's halls made of and why does Circe realize Helios picked this material?

10. What are Circe's parents' opinions of mortals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Hermes' and Circe's relationship. What does each character gain from the relationship, and for what reasons does it eventually end?

Essay Topic 2

Circe is repulsed by the way most of her family, the gods, live and conduct themselves in their relationships with each other and with mortals. Write an essay exploring Circe's feelings towards her fellow gods and explain why, at the end of the novel, she chooses to try to become a mortal herself.

Essay Topic 3

When does Circe realize that her own desires and her will are a critical part of her sorcery? Write an essay explaining how and when Circe comes to this important realization, citing specific examples from the text in your answer.

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