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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. Where does Perses go shortly after Pasiphae's wedding?

2. What does Circe's brother do to help her heal?

3. Who is Circe's father?

4. Why is Aiaia significant to Circe?

5. Which sibling was born right after Circe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

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

7. What does Circe do to Scylla?

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

9. How does Theseus manage to kill the Minotaur?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it enough for Trygon to know that a person who comes to seek his poison is willing to endure endless agony without actually asking the person to go through with it? What is it about Circe's character that allows her to push though her reservations and pass Trygon's test to win the valuable venom? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how both Aetees's and Helios's indifference to Circe contributes to her own expectations for how she deserves to be treated by other men she meets later in life.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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