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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 is special about Ino's veil?

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

3. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?

4. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?

5. When Ulysses' identity is discovered in Section 14, what favor does he ask of the king?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Athene help Ulysses when he is on Calypso's island?

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

3. Why are two goats sacrificed when Ulysses and his men reach Tartarus?

4. What fate befalls Ulysses' ship when he sets sail from Thrinacia?

5. What obstacle does Ulysses' ship encounter on its journey toward Ithaca in Section 9?

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

7. Describe Nausicaa.

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

9. Who was Charybdis before she is turned into a monster?

10. What effect does the physical appearance of the Sirens have on Ulysses' men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Every hero must be honorable. Discuss the theme of honor in the novel The Adventures of Ulysses.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the two female characters Circe and Calypso.

Essay Topic 3

The Adventures of Ulysses is an epic novel. Discuss the characteristics of an epic novel and why The Adventures of Ulysses is an example of one.

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