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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Achilles surprise Patroclus when they return to Phthia?
(a) By ignoring him.
(b) By putting him first.
(c) By including him in his glory.
(d) By deferring to him publicly.

2. What does Achilles say has been prophesied about his martial skills?
(a) He will amass the largest army in the Mediterranean.
(b) He will be the best warrior of his generation.
(c) He will be second only to Hector in skill.
(d) He will become a great teacher of soldiers.

3. What does Patroclus want to get away from when he leaves Peleus’ house?
(a) Peleus’ rage.
(b) The other boys’ accusations.
(c) The smell of salt water.
(d) His guilt-ridden nightmares.

4. Why does Achilles stop doing his drills when Patroclus enters?
(a) No one sees him fight.
(b) He wants to teach Patroclus, now.
(c) He does not want to be seen as a god.
(d) He does not want to give away secrets.

5. How does Patroclus say Chiron teaches?
(a) In crafts.
(b) In opportunities
(c) In projects.
(d) In lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Achilles teach Patroclus to do, on the first night Patroclus sleeps in his room?

2. Who does Patroclus dream about when he moves to Achilles’ room?

3. Who tells Patroclus where Achilles has been taken, when he disappears after their intimacies?

4. Where does Patroclus see Achilles for the first time?

5. Why is Patroclus threatened with punishment at Peleus’ house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prophecy does Odysseus tell Achilles about the conditions under which he will die?

2. How do Achilles and Patroclus behave once Achilles says that Thetis cannot see them on Mt. Pelion?

3. How is Achilles’ identity unmasked?

4. What is Patroclus’ first impression of Achilles at his home?

5. What is Chiron’s role in Achilles and Patroclus’ lives?

6. What is Patroclus’ status at the opening of the novel?

7. What is the important question Chiron asks Achilles, and what is Achilles’ response?

8. How do Achilles and Patroclus come to be close?

9. How does the news of the war find Achilles and Patroclus on Scyros?

10. What does Chiron offer to teach Patroclus and Achilles, and what is Patroclus most interested in learning from him?

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