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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 will Thrinacia one day be known as?

2. What is unique about the rocks that Ulysses' ship encounters in Section 9?

3. What does Ulysses know he will encounter by heading toward Thrinacia?

4. Where does Ulysses believe he is when he awakes in Section 12?

5. Who is Teiresias?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nausicaa.

2. How does Athene intervene in Ulysses' journey once he has reached Phaeacia?

3. What is said to have happened to Nausicaa after Ulysses' departure?

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

5. What happens when Poseidon returns from his vacation in Africa?

6. What does the ghost of Elpenor warn Ulysses about?

7. How does Athene help Ulysses when he is on Calypso's island?

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

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

10. Why are two goats sacrificed when Ulysses and his men reach Tartarus?

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

There are a number of allusions to other Greek myths and gods in the story. Discuss the allusions found in the novel The Adventures of Ulysses.

Essay Topic 3

The reader follows the journey of Ulysses, the protagonist and hero of the novel. Discuss Ulysses as a character and whether he is suitable as a hero.

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