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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 kindness does Circe do for her uncle who is punished in Chapter 2?

2. Who does Circe disguise herself as on the ship to Crete?

3. What flower does Circe want the most that grows on Aiaia?

4. What does Aeetes tell Circe he thinks about what she did to Scylla?

5. What is Circe's greatest gift in her spells?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Circe's relationship with her brother Aaetes like when they are children?

2. What is Prometheus's eventual permanent punishment by Zeus?

3. Who is the first visitor Circe has on Aiaia and why does that person come?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Pasiphae tell Circe is the only thing that Helios and the rest of the gods care about?

5. What does Circe teach herself more about little by little in her exile on Aiaia?

6. How do Daedalus and Icarus escape Crete?

7. What are Helios's halls made of and why does Circe realize Helios picked this material?

8. Who begins to start showing up uninvited on Aiaia in Chapter 14?

9. What does Circe do to Scylla?

10. What gift does Daedalus give to Circe when she leaves Crete and what does it symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it so important to Circe to finally destroy Scylla in Chapter 25, so important that she risks both hers and Telemachus's life to do it? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing references from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing when and why Circle finally realizes the gods are so affronted by her powers of witchcraft. In your essay, explain why the gods recoil from Circe and others among them who have similar powers.

Essay Topic 3

After some initial and understandable awkwardness, Circe and Penelope, Odysseus's wife, cultivate something that approaches affection and friendship. Write an essay comparing and contrasting Circe's and Penelope's traits, and explain why the two women were able to find common ground despite the difficulties of their connection.

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