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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 do Ulysses' men block their ears with to sail thought the strait of the Sirens?

2. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?

3. What color are the skies in Section 9?

4. Who does Ulysses think Nausicaa is?

5. How did Charybdis anger Zeus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the floating rocks lead Ulysses to fulfill Teiresias' prophesy?

2. What warnings do the ghosts of Achilles and Ajax offer Ulysses?

3. How does Ulysses trap food while he is adrift on the raft in Section 11?

4. What effect does the sky have on Ulysses in Section 9?

5. Why does Ulysses have his men tie him to the ship's mast as they pass through the strait of the Sirens?

6. Why do several of his men believe Ulysses killed Elpenor intentionally?

7. Who is Scylla before she is turned into a monster?

8. What fate befalls Ulysses' ship when he sets sail from Thrinacia?

9. Describe Nausicaa.

10. Why does Ulysses decide his crew should leave Thrinacia after their hunt is unsuccessful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Magic is a recurring motif in the novel The Adventures of Ulysses. The gods use magic, sometimes to help Ulysses, sometimes to hinder him. Write an essay on the role of magic in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel The Adventures of Ulysses. What is your opinion of the ending? Is it satisfactory? Is it surprising? Write an essay on your opinion of the ending of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The Adventures of Ulysses is set in the Bronze Age on the Aegean sea, Ithaca, Olympus, as well as a few other islands etc. Discuss the setting of the novel The Adventures of Ulysses and what effect the time and place of the story has on the plot.

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