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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. Upon his return, the man went to live with which of the following?
(a) Jane.
(b) Sylvie.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Gertrude.

2. The narrator lost his child to which disease?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Bubonic Plague.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Cholera.

3. How much did the narrator's armor weigh?
(a) 50 lbs.
(b) 75 lbs.
(c) 60 lbs.
(d) 40 lbs.

4. Where is the family home located?
(a) One Tree Hill.
(b) Byrnedale Hill.
(c) Holm Oak Hill.
(d) Gardener Hill.

5. Alcibiades is said to have had great _____.
(a) Charisma.
(b) Lying skills.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Oratorical skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is discounted as a good general?

2. Who assassinated Alcibiades?

3. Polemides gets into trouble when his ______ overcome his superiors' orders.

4. At this point, ____ was at the height of her power.

5. Which of the following is one of the main reasons for the invasion to take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who objects to the Sicilian campaign? What authority does this person have? What actions are taken?

2. Who is the main character in the story? What happens to him?

3. Discuss the arrival of and devastation caused by the Plague.

4. Discuss the Olympic Games as they relate to Alcibiades and the story.

5. How is Alcibiades double crossed? What does he do to fight back?

6. What does Polemides say when he tries to explain Alcibiades' appeal?

7. Discuss the interchange between Jason and Bruise.

8. What happened to Lion and Polemides at this time?

9. Why does Polemides get into trouble because of his moral code?

10. Who was Telamon? What was his relationship to Polemides?

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