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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Circe nervous about Telegonus's journey to Ithaca?
(a) She is nervous he will be resented by Telemachus and Penelope.
(b) She is nervous Telegonus will get married and forget about her.
(c) She is nervous Telegonus will be seduced by other witches.
(d) She is nervous Odysseus will kill him.

2. Who is Odysseus's wife?
(a) Athena.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Scylla.
(d) Penelope.

3. Who is the goddess of childbirth?
(a) Athena.
(b) Eileithyia.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Cassandra.

4. Who comes to Aiaia with a message from Athena in Chapter 23?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Ares.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Artemis.

5. What ornament does Telemachus add to the boat Circe will use?
(a) A carved lion.
(b) A carved mermaid.
(c) A carved sun.
(d) A carved wolf.

6. Who gives Odysseus the gift of the contrary winds to speed his way on the ship?
(a) Icarus.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) King Aeolus.

7. What is Circe's hope for her transformation as the book ends?
(a) That she will be made into a lion.
(b) That her transformation will make her father love her.
(c) That she will be made mortal.
(d) That her transformation will make her mother love her.

8. Who was it that first suggested Penelope and Telemachus should come back to Aiaia?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Telegonus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Penelope.

9. What chair of Circe's did Odysseus once like to sit in?
(a) The silver chair.
(b) The bronze chair.
(c) The gold chair.
(d) The wooden chair.

10. What kind of weapon does Telemachus bring to Aiaia that makes Circe nervous?
(a) An axe.
(b) A small knife.
(c) A sword.
(d) A gun.

11. What does Telemachus do on his and Circe's travels in Chapter 26?
(a) Paints.
(b) Carves toys for children.
(c) Sings.
(d) Cooks.

12. What does Circe tell Telemachus about her history with Scylla?
(a) That she created Scylla.
(b) That she envied Scylla.
(c) That she was Scylla's sister once.
(d) That she hated Scylla because of Glaucos.

13. What does the name Scylla mean?
(a) The Sin.
(b) The Ugly.
(c) The Wrath.
(d) The Render.

14. What does Circe experience during pregnancy?
(a) Ravenous hunger.
(b) Visions.
(c) Long bouts of deep sleep.
(d) Extreme sickness.

15. How does Circe actually give birth?
(a) She asks her nymphs to help her.
(b) She gives herself a C-section.
(c) Her mother comes to assist her.
(d) Her father finally comes to her aid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Circe suspect the goddess of childbirth does not come when she calls her?

2. What ordeal do Telemachus and Penelope suffer after Odysseus goes off to war?

3. Where do Circe and Telemachus go first on their journey?

4. Which goddess comes to demand that Circe give her son to her so he can be killed?

5. What does Penelope seem to feel guilty about concerning her son Telemachus?

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