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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. How long does it take before Achilles befriends Patroclus?

2. How does Odysseus identify Achilles among Lycomedes’ women?

3. How long do Achilles and Patroclus stay with Chiron?

4. What are Deidameia’s women famous for?

5. How does Deidameia treat Patroclus when she interviews him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Achilles and Patroclus get called back to civilization?

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

3. What does Peleus tell his people about the news from Mycenae?

4. What leverage do Odysseus and Diomedes use to get Achilles to go to Troy?

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

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

7. Describe Patroclus’ decision to leave Peleus’ home.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use this book to evaluate the five-star rating system typically used for books. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of women in The Song of Achilles. How are they portrayed? What traits distinguish them from the men? What flexibility do the female characters have, to change how they are perceived, or to exceed the rules for women?

Essay Topic 3

How would you rewrite The Song of Achilles, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

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