Descriptive Language and Character: Clara Barton — Cumulative exam
Question 33 • NC-English Language Arts 9 CR
Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer.They scrambled to their places by the rowlocksand all in line dipped oars in the gray sea.But soon an offshore breeze blew to our liking—a canvas-bellying breeze, a lusty shipmate sent by the singing nymph with sunbright hair. So we made fast the braces, and we rested, letting the wind and steersman work the ship.
Answer
A
keeps detailed records of the changing weather.
B
credits the singing nymph for the favorable wind.
C
enjoys the company of the new man aboard his ship.
D
follows the orders issued by the ship’s steersman.