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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. With how many ships does Ulysses set sail?

2. What do Ulysses' ships carry in their cargo holds instead of food?

3. What do the sailors aboard Ulysses' ship begin to suspect about the bag of winds?

4. What is referred to as "a little death" by Hypnos?

5. What animals are outside the island's castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the lotus-flower?

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

3. Who are the Ciconians?

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

5. What is attracted to the baubles thrown from Ulysses' ships in their retreat from the island? Who is angered by this?

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

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

8. What favor does Aeolus grant Ulysses?

9. Who is Morpheus? Who are his family members?

10. What heroic feat does Ulysses accomplish in Section 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ulysses comes close to death on a number of occasions. He is also offered immortality but does not accept it. Discuss the theme of immortality in the novel The Adventures of Ulysses.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a technique repeatedly used throughout the novel. Discuss Evslin's use of foreshadowing and how it affects the narrative in The Adventures of Ulysses.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the two female characters Circe and Calypso.

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