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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 will come to negotiate the release of the Spartan queen?

2. Who is deeply troubled by the love affair?

3. Who packs to leave despite objections from the nurse in Part 1, Chapter 12?

4. Who further agitates discussions and serves as a mouthpiece for the Trojan prince?

5. What is the plan offered in the men's hall to choose the suitor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events that unfold at the dinner banquet.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 10, Helen meets Paris. Describe what she sees.

3. What happens during negotiations between the Greeks and the Trojans?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the dreadful vision that involves the Trojan prince?

5. What is Odysseus' plan to choose a suitor?

6. Does Theseus like Helen initially?

7. What does Menelaus think Paris can do while he is gone away?

8. Why will the suitors fight each other with vengeance?

9. Describe Helen through Menelaus' eyes when he first sees her.

10. What is the relationship between the twins and how are they affected by their gifts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a short essay analyzing the different emotional changes of three characters, looking at similar events and how they impact each of them quite differently.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Hector to Achilles. Both of these characters are brave warriors. How are they similar and how are they different? What resources and people do they have for support? How does their relationship with loved ones affect their fight?

Essay Topic 3

Patroclus' death at the hand of Hector is a huge turning point in the story and immediately foreshadows destruction to come. Describe how this happens.

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