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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. Who does Patroclus dream about when he moves to Achilles’ room?
2. What does Achilles say has been prophesied about his martial skills?
3. How does Odysseus recognize Patroclus?
4. How old is Patroclus when his father takes him to declare himself as a suitor to Tyndareus’ daughter?
5. What is Patroclus most interested in learning from Chiron?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Peleus tell his people about the news from Mycenae?
2. How does Patroclus’ life change when he arrives at Peleus’ court?
3. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?
4. What is the important question Chiron asks Achilles, and what is Achilles’ response?
5. Describe Patroclus’ interaction with Achilles’ mother Thetis.
6. Describe Achilles’ homecoming to Phthia.
7. How does Achilles explain his friendship with Patroclus to Peleus?
8. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles?
9. Describe Achilles’ relationship with Deidameia.
10. Where does Achilles get abducted to, after the news comes from Mycenae, and how does Patroclus find him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Achilles is great in his own right as a warrior, but he is also the lead actor in a huge supporting cast, and he does not have to be all things to all people. What are the key supporting roles that go into making Achilles the Ariston Achaion?
Essay Topic 2
What is the role of the natural world in The Song of Achilles. What does nature mean to the different characters? Who is close to it? Who protects it? Who is strengthened by it? Does the book say, in any way, what kind of relationship a person should have with the natural world?
Essay Topic 3
Use this book to evaluate the five-star rating system typically used for books. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.
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