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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 animals are sacrificed so that Ulysses may talk to the dead?
(a) Goats.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Stags.
(d) Cows.

2. What provision do Ulysses' men find in abundance on Thrinacia?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Game.
(c) Water.
(d) Herbs.

3. What do Nausicaa and the maidens play with at the river?
(a) Marbles.
(b) A feather.
(c) A ball.
(d) A dog.

4. Where has Poseidon been vacationing?
(a) Africa.
(b) India.
(c) Anglia.
(d) Asia.

5. How many of Ulysses' men are taken by Scylla?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ulysses told that Penelope weaves every day?

2. Through what device does Calypso watch Ulysses' journey?

3. How long does Ulysses drift at sea in Section 11?

4. In Section 13, how many days is Ulysses at sea before Poseidon's return from vacation?

5. How many days does Ulysses swim for in Section 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ino? What is her motivation for helping Ulysses?

2. How do the floating rocks lead Ulysses to fulfill Teiresias' prophesy?

3. What does Ulysses learn from a crow of his wife, Penelope, back in Ithaca?

4. What is said to have happened to Nausicaa after Ulysses' departure?

5. Why does Ulysses have his men tie him to the ship's mast as they pass through the strait of the Sirens?

6. Who is Scylla before she is turned into a monster?

7. What happens when Poseidon returns from his vacation in Africa?

8. Why does Ulysses decide his crew should leave Thrinacia after their hunt is unsuccessful?

9. What warnings do the ghosts of Achilles and Ajax offer Ulysses?

10. What effect does the sky have on Ulysses in Section 9?

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