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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. Which character breaks the truce by wounding the Spartan king?

2. Which characters argue over the spoils of war?

3. What signals that the royal siblings are safe?

4. Who is assisted by the heroic character to safety immediately?

5. Who sails up the Hellespont to raid Thrace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andromache try to calm herself?

2. How does Paris distract his opponent?

3. How does Helen survive after the war?

4. Describe the discussion in the Trojan kitchen garden as war begins.

5. Why is the child of Agamemnon sacrificed?

6. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

7. Why do Priam and Polyxena go to the Greek camp?

8. Why does Hector miss the funeral of his child?

9. What is the immediate repercussion of Patroclus' death?

10. What does Helenus reveal to his sibling about the horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Polyxena's character in relation to Achilles? How does her knowledge of Achilles result in his death?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character that Helen initially fears but then grows to like and become familiar with. How does their relationship evolve?

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