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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. How does Patroclus say Chiron teaches?
(a) In crafts.
(b) In lessons.
(c) In projects.
(d) In opportunities

2. How does Achilles describe his relationship with Patroclus?
(a) He calls him his trusted companion.
(b) He calls him his slave.
(c) He calls him his brother.
(d) He calls him his servant.

3. How are Achilles and Patroclus expected to treat girls?
(a) As potential wives.
(b) As equals.
(c) As goddesses.
(d) As sexual playthings.

4. What type of creature is Chiron?
(a) Harpy.
(b) Fury.
(c) Centaur.
(d) Griffin.

5. How does Patroclus describe Achilles’ lips?
(a) Round like lemons.
(b) Juicy like grapes.
(c) Fat like bees.
(d) Dry like almonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Patroclus give Achilles on his birthday?

2. Where does Achilles’ mother live?

3. What does Patroclus’ name mean?

4. Where does Patroclus see Achilles for the first time?

5. How would you characterize Achilles’ attitude toward Patroclus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Achilles and Patroclus’ relationship with the girls in Peleus’ house.

2. How does Achilles show Patroclus another way of looking at the death of Clysonymus?

3. Where does Achilles get abducted to, after the news comes from Mycenae, and how does Patroclus find him?

4. What is the important question Chiron asks Achilles, and what is Achilles’ response?

5. What is Patroclus’ status at the opening of the novel?

6. Describe Achilles’ homecoming to Phthia.

7. How does Achilles explain his friendship with Patroclus to Peleus?

8. How does the news of the war find Achilles and Patroclus on Scyros?

9. Why does Deidameia accuse Achilles of being ‘apathos,’ or heartless?

10. How does Patroclus’ life change when he arrives at Peleus’ court?

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