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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. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?
(a) For stealing.
(b) For skipping class.
(c) For talking to Achilles.
(d) For insulting his fellow students.

2. What does Patroclus father offer Tyndareus for his daughter’s hand?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Gold.
(d) Musical instruments.

3. What is Patroclus afraid of, in the moment after he and Achilles kiss?
(a) That Achilles will hate him.
(b) That Thetis will destroy him.
(c) That his father will disown him.
(d) That Peleus will kill him.

4. How does Deidameia treat Patroclus when she interviews him?
(a) She is fawning and subservient.
(b) She is flattering and ingratiating.
(c) She is disconsolate and dismayed.
(d) She is imperious and angry.

5. How long has Achilles spent in the women’s chambers?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Patroclus most interested in learning from Chiron?

2. How does Odysseus meet Patroclus?

3. Who does Peleus claim to have fought beside?

4. What is Patroclus’ response when Chiron asks him whether he wants to learn to be a soldier?

5. Where is Patroclus exiled to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?

2. How do Achilles and Patroclus behave once Achilles says that Thetis cannot see them on Mt. Pelion?

3. What does Peleus tell his people about the news from Mycenae?

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

5. What gift does Chiron send Achilles to Troy with?

6. How does Patroclus come to kill the boy whose death gets him exiled?

7. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles at his home?

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

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

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

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