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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. Why is Circe's mother unhappy with Pasiphae's husband?

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

4. Who is Circe's grandfather?

5. What does the leader of the sailors do to Circe in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

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

3. Who begins to start showing up uninvited on Aiaia in Chapter 14?

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

5. What are Helios's halls made of and why does Circe realize Helios picked this material?

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

7. How does Circe help Prometheus in Chapter 2?

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

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

10. What advice does Aaetes give Circe the night before she leaves for her exile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Circe learn about herself and about the nature of parent-child relationships as she gives birth to Telegonus and raises him from infancy into adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Circe speaks, in her first-person narration, of her own recklessness as the novel progresses. Choose two or three instances in which Circe takes risks or engages in what she herself cites as reckless behavior and write an essay about her motivations and the results of her actions.

Essay Topic 3

Circe has a special skill for spells that deal with transformations. Write an essay exploring the different ways and the various purposes for which Circe uses transformation spells throughout the novel.

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