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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scylla transform into as a result of Circe's slipping herbs in her bath water?
(a) A terrible sea monster with tentacles.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A toad.
(d) A snake.

2. What animal does Circe transform the sailors into in Chapter 14?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Tigers.

3. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?
(a) The moly root.
(b) The periwinkle.
(c) The white oleander.
(d) The strutter flower.

4. What kindness does Circe do for her uncle who is punished in Chapter 2?
(a) She brings him nectar.
(b) She brings him food.
(c) She frees him from his chains.
(d) She wipes his wounds.

5. Who is Circe's father?
(a) Hermes.
(b) Helios.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Odysseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Daedalus's son?

2. What does Circe's first divine visitor ask of her when he comes to Aiaia in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Circe take comfort in after her siblings all leave?

4. Why is Medea cursed when she arrives at Aiaia?

5. Who marries Minos, son of Zeus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Daedalus give to Circe when she leaves Crete and what does it symbolize?

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

3. What does Aaetes tell Circe at Pasiphae's wedding that shocks and saddens her?

4. How do the gods react to Scylla's transformation?

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

6. What does Circe teach herself more about little by little in her exile on Aiaia?

7. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

8. What is the only reason Helios begins to believe that Circe has real powers?

9. Why does Circe cast her spell on Scylla?

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

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