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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 vision does Circe see of Telegonus when she asks if a god is trying to harm him?

2. Who was a great warrior that Odysseus had fought beside?

3. In her vision of hers and Telemachus's future, what does Circe see?

4. What does Circe do on her travels with Telemachus?

5. Who is the goddess of childbirth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Telegonus bring back to Aiaia with him after visiting Ithaca?

2. What does Circe teach Penelope before she and Telemachus set off on their journey to find Scylla?

3. What kind of a disposition does Circe's baby, Telegonus, have as an infant?

4. What does Telemachus tell Circe about his father Odysseus's behavior when he returned from the wars to Ithaca?

5. What happens to Telegonus on Ithaca?

6. In Chapter 24, why do Telemachus and Penelope need some time to talk and walk alone?

7. In Chapter 16, why does Odysseus at first refuse to eat Circe's food?

8. What does Circe suspect the gods of doing to torment her during childbirth?

9. How does Telemachus reply to Athena when she makes her request of him?

10. How does Circe keep Telemachus safe as they face Scylla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Hermes' and Circe's relationship. What does each character gain from the relationship, and for what reasons does it eventually end?

Essay Topic 2

Circe has a special skill for spells that deal with transformations. Write an essay exploring the different ways and the various purposes for which Circe uses transformation spells throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Circe is repulsed by the way most of her family, the gods, live and conduct themselves in their relationships with each other and with mortals. Write an essay exploring Circe's feelings towards her fellow gods and explain why, at the end of the novel, she chooses to try to become a mortal herself.

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