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QuizMultiple Choice

The Odyssey: Central Ideas and Character Motivation, Part 2

Question 9 • Online ELA 9 - A

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then,his chores being all dispatched, he caught another brace of men to make his breakfast, and whisked away his great door slab to let his sheep go through—but he, behind,reset the stone as one would cap a quiver.

Answer
A
the door slab to the Cyclops’ sheep
B
the stone to a quiver
C
a brace of men to breakfast
D
the Cyclops’ chores to the men

Explanation

The phrase “as one would cap a quiver” compares how the Cyclops reset the great stone door slab to how someone puts a cap on a quiver. This is a simile: it directly compares two unlike things using “as.” The correct choice is “the stone to a quiver.”

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