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The Epic Hero's Quest — Test

Question 2 • English Language Arts 9

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer. My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca being most lofty in that coastal sea, and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training; I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Odysseus

Answer
A
misses his native land.
B
is eager to leave his home.
C
fears for the safety of his home.
D
wants to rule his native land.
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