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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. How many days does Ulysses guard the bag of winds without sleeping?

2. What place is described as the land where Morpheus plays?

3. Who is kidnapped by Paris?

4. What is the island that Ulysses lands his ship on in Section 4 like?

5. What animal does Ulysses kill to eat in Section 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ulysses dream about while docked in Libya?

2. Which god does Ulysses meet on his way to Circe's castle? What does this god offer Ulysses?

3. What spell does Circe cast on men? Why?

4. How do the Hellenes escape Polyphemus' cave?

5. Why do the ships led by Ulysses quickly begin to run low on food?

6. What does Ulysses climb in Section 6?

7. What mistake does Ulysses make once he and his men are safely on their ship having escaped Polyphemus?

8. Whom does Ulysses send to scout the Island of the Racing Sun? What happens to them?

9. Describe the monsters that inhabit the mountainous island where Ulysses' ship docks.

10. How does Aeolus recognize Ulysses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ulysses tries to alter his fate, but one's fate is something decided by the gods and cannot be altered. Discuss the idea of fate in Greek mythology and how Ulysses is affected by his foretold future.

Essay Topic 2

The Adventures of Ulysses is a retelling of the classic work The Odyssey. Discuss how well Evslin does at making the classic accessible to more people.

Essay Topic 3

The Adventures of Ulysses is set in the Bronze Age on the Aegean sea, Ithaca, Olympus, as well as a few other islands etc. Discuss the setting of the novel The Adventures of Ulysses and what effect the time and place of the story has on the plot.

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