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LITERARY RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS
from the Odyssey, Part Two: Coming Home
Homer translated by Robert Fitzgerald
COMPREHENSION (40 points; 4 points each)
On the line provided, write the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.
______ 1. When Odysseus returns home, Athena advises him to disguise himself as a —
A swineherd
B soothsayer
C beggar
D soldier
______ 2. Which of the following events is an example of dramatic irony?
F
Athena provides Odysseus with new clothes and a younger appearance.
G Telemachus returns to Ithaca unharmed.
H Eumaeus is sent to tell Penelope about Telemachus’s safe return.
J
Telemachus does not recognize that the stranger is his father.
______ 3. When Odysseus reveals himself to Telemachus, his son —
A confuses him with the swineherd
B thinks only a god could make such a transformation
C accuses him of abandoning his mother
D asks for proof that Odysseus is his father
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______ 4. The old hound Argos knows that Odysseus has returned because the dog —
F
recognizes Odysseus’s face
G picks up the scent of his master
H recognizes Odysseus’s voice
J
dies just as Odysseus appears
______ 5. Penelope proposes that her suitors perform a difficult task. They have to —
A kill Polyphemus
B string Odysseus’s bow
C pull Odysseus’s sword from a stone
D build a new palace for her
______ 6. To enlist the aid of the swineherd and cowherd in his battle with the suitors, Odysseus —
F
explains that Athena has willed their participation
G offers them wives, cattle, and houses
H tells them that it is their duty to help him
J
plays on their affection for Penelope
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______ 7. Who joins Odysseus in the fight against the suitors?
A The swineherd, the shepherd, and the cowherd
B Telemachus, Penelope, and Argos
C Penelope, her maids, and Eurycleia
D Telemachus, the swineherd, and the cowherd
______ 8. Telemachus executes the maids because they have —
F
associated with the suitors
G neglected the dog Argos
H revealed Odysseus’s identity
J
ridiculed Penelope
______ 9. To stop Odysseus from killing all the suitors, Eurymachus does everything but —
A blame everything on Antinous
B offer to repay Odysseus
C ask for a fair fight with Odysseus
D admit that Odysseus’s anger is just
______ 10. Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by —
F
summoning Argos with a secret name
G showing her the secret passage under their bed
H telling her how he built their bed
J
telling her how the two of them met
On the line provided, write the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.
______ 11. When Eumaeus calls Telemachus “light of my days,” he is using a(n) —
A Homeric epithet
B character trait
C invocation
D exposition
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LITERARY FOCUS (20 points; 5 point each)
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______ 12. In Part Two of the Odyssey, Odysseus exhibits the traits of an epic hero by —
F
stringing the bow
G having the swineherd executed
H sparing Antinous’s life
J
asking Penelope to prove her identity
______ 13. The Odyssey includes all of the following themes except —
A loyalty to family and friends
B the importance of truth
C overcoming obstacles
D the relationship between humans and gods
______ 14. Penelope’s test of Odysseus in Book 23 of the Odyssey —
F
prolongs the story’s resolution
G shows how Odysseus has changed
H shows Penelope’s resentment of Odysseus
J
results from the violence at the palace
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VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT (20 points; 2 points each)
Match each definition on the right with a Vocabulary word on the left. On the line provided, write
the letter of the definition.
______ 15. aloof
a. gave generously
______ 16. candor
b. honesty
______ 17. tremulous
c. helps
______ 18. lavished
d. flexible
______ 19. pliant
e. glared
______ 20. disdainful
f. add beauty to
______ 21. revelry
g. merrymaking
______ 22. adorn
h. unfriendly
______ 23. glowered
i. trembling
______ 24. avails
j. scornful
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CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (20 points)
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25. Which character (other than Odysseus) in Part Two of the Odyssey do you
think is the most heroic? On a separate sheet of paper, explain the reasons
for your choice. Support your ideas with at least two details from the
selection.
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Answer Key
Biographical influence: The theme of the
play indicates that Rose believed in
integration.
The conflict shows that Rose was against
discrimination.
Arthur’s lone voice against the neighborhood plan is Rose’s voice rising against
prejudice.
Rose used his play to point out an
important social issue in the United States
in 1956.
Vocabulary Development
15. g
16. h
17. j
18. e
19. b
F
D
G
A
J
A
G
C
H
from the Odyssey, Part One:
The Wanderings
by Homer
translated by Robert Fitzgerald
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B
H
D
J
C
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
from the Odyssey, Part Two:
Coming Home
C
Comprehension
F
B
H
13. B
14. J
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
J
B
H
B
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
G
D
F
C
H
Literary Focus
11. A
12. F
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Literary Focus
11. D
12. J
i
by Homer
translated by Robert Fitzgerald
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Comprehension
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2.
3.
4.
5.
f
Circe reveals that Scylla takes six men
from every ship that passes her. Also,
Teiresias and Circe prophesize that the crew
will die if they raid the cattle of Helios and
that Odysseus will return to Ithaca alone.
Given the Greek view of fate, Odysseus
may believe that losing six men to Scylla is
inevitable and, more logically, that telling
them so would cause panic. It could also be
argued that Odysseus, always a clever
strategist, realizes that he needs his crew’s
labor more than they need his leadership. If
Odysseus is right about his crew’s attitude,
his decision is certainly pragmatic, if not
morally sound. If he had not withheld
information, the fate of his crew would not
have changed, but he would have joined
them at the bottom of the ocean, never to
see home again.
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Vocabulary, page 233
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
c
25. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
Collection 10 Diagnostic Test
B
a
Constructed Response
Collection 10
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2.
3.
4.
5.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
13. B
14. F
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Frank feels free to act on his feelings of
prejudice and bar the family from his
neighborhood.
Arthur is a lone voice for fairness.
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Vocabulary Development
15. h
16. b
17. i
18. a
19. d
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Vocabulary Development
j
g
f
e
c
Constructed Response
25. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
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The only character in these passages who
is heroic in the classical sense of the word is
Odysseus. Telemachus shows signs of
heroism, but he is really in the shadow of
his father. In a modern sense, Penelope
shows considerable heroism. She manages
to keep the suitors at bay for some time,
although it is not clear just how long they
have been at the palace. Her fidelity to her
husband for the twenty years that
Odysseus is away shows some heroism.
Also, her testing of Odysseus by telling the
servant to move the bed—in order to make
sure that the gods are not playing a trick on
her—shows some of the characteristics of
heroism. Certainly, the ruse demonstrates
that she can match wits with Odysseus.
Where I Find My Heroes
by Oliver Stone
Heroes with Solid Feet
by Kirk Douglas
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Comprehension
1. C
2. J
3. B
Answer Key
4. J
5. C
6. defers
7. emaciated
8. emulate
9. annihilate
10. advocate
The Fenris Wolf
retold by Olivia Coolidge
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Comprehension
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
D
G
D
G
C
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
J
D
G
A
G
Literary Focus
11. B
12. G
13. D
14. F
Constructed Response
15. Students’ responses will vary. A sample
response follows:
Scandinavian culture viewed good and
evil differently than other cultures.
Scandinavians regarded evil as a potential
part of everything and everyone. They tolerated Loki because he was handsome, and
we know they valued beauty in men: Their
god of beauty, Balder, was male. They also
admired Loki for his intelligence, which they
knew they needed. When the gods first see
the Fenris Wolf, Loki’s offspring, they hope
that his good side may be stronger than his
evil side and that he may be tamed. The
story suggests that Scandinavians may not
have trusted cleverness, but they knew it
was needed for survival, at least until the
unavoidable end of everything.
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