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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 Odysseus ask Telemachus to do with the slave girls who had laid with the suitors?
2. What does Telemachus actually do with the slave girls who had laid with the suitors?
3. What does Circe experience during pregnancy?
4. What is the whirlpool near Scylla named?
5. Who comes to Aiaia with a prophecy for Odysseus?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Circe teach Penelope before she and Telemachus set off on their journey to find Scylla?
2. In Chapter 22, what does Telemachus tell Circe he and his mother, Penelope, had to endure while Odysseus was away at the wars?
3. What does Athena want Telemachus to do when she visits him on Aiaia?
4. 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?
5. Why does Circe fear Penelope and Telemachus at first in Chapter 21?
6. Why does Telegonus leave Aiaia for the first time?
7. In Chapter 17, what choice does Circe begin to hope Odysseus might make?
8. How does Circe keep Telemachus safe as they face Scylla?
9. What does Circe think Athena must feel when her son Telegonus says he will go to Italy in Telemachus's place?
10. What does Penelope teach Telegonus to do that he had never been able to do before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Circe try to convince Medea to separate herself from Jason, and what does Medea's reaction to Circe's entreaties reveal about women's place in society at that time, even if they were deities? Write an essay explaining your answer, drawing on specific references from the text for support.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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