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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 does Aeetes tell Circe he thinks about what she did to Scylla?

2. How does Circe ask her grandmother Tethys to help the mortal fisherman she loves?

3. Who is Circe's first divine visitor to Aiaia?

4. What does Pasiphae's child do to Circe during the birthing process?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What special gift does Helios have that Perse asks him to use at the birth of each of their children?

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

3. Why does Circe's mother Perse dislike her almost from the moment of her birth?

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

5. Who is the leader of the first ship that lands on Aiaia during Circe's exile and why did he come?

6. Who is the first visitor Circe has on Aiaia and why does that person come?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Pasiphae tell Circe is the only thing that Helios and the rest of the gods care about?

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

9. What does Circe do to Scylla?

10. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After some initial and understandable awkwardness, Circe and Penelope, Odysseus's wife, cultivate something that approaches affection and friendship. Write an essay comparing and contrasting Circe's and Penelope's traits, and explain why the two women were able to find common ground despite the difficulties of their connection.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing when and why Circle finally realizes the gods are so affronted by her powers of witchcraft. In your essay, explain why the gods recoil from Circe and others among them who have similar powers.

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