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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 Circe ask Helios for when she summons him in Chapter 25?
(a) To end her exile.
(b) Immortality for Penelope.
(c) More warmth for her herbs.
(d) A gold spear.

2. How long does Odysseus ask Circe to stay on Aiaia?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 1 month.

3. What kind of a disposition does Circe's infant son have?
(a) Docile.
(b) Very cranky.
(c) Very active.
(d) Extremely sleepy.

4. What does Circe name her son?
(a) Telemachus.
(b) Telegonus.
(c) Aeetes.
(d) Paris.

5. Who helps Telegonus with his work on his boat?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hermes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helios say about Circe in relation to the rest of his children?

2. What does the name Scylla mean?

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

4. What does Circe tell Telemachus about her history with Scylla?

5. What does Circe lose in the fight against Scylla?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Circe use as leverage against Helios when she summons him to ask him to lift her exile in Chapter 25?

2. What was Telemachus trying to do when he saw that Telegonus and his father Odysseus were in a tense conversation on the shores of Ithaca?

3. What kind of a disposition does Circe's baby, Telegonus, have as an infant?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Telegonus tell Circe he is surprised about having to do with her protective spell on Aiaia that keeps the gods out?

5. What is the real reason Penelope wanted to come to Aiaia with Telegonus and Telemachus?

6. What does Circe think Athena must feel when her son Telegonus says he will go to Italy in Telemachus's place?

7. In Chapter 16, why does Odysseus at first refuse to eat Circe's food?

8. How does Odysseus describe his wife Penelope to Circe?

9. What does Penelope teach Telegonus to do that he had never been able to do before?

10. What does Penelope ask Circe for to help her mourn for her husband?

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