The Odyssey: Symbolism and Making Predictions, Part 5
Question 6 • Online ELA 9 - A
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Treated as rubbish now, he lay at lastupon a mass of dung before the gates—manure of mules and cows, piled there untilfieldhands could spread it on the king's estate. Abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies,old Argus lay.
Answer
A
a mule
B
the king
C
Odysseus
D
Argus
Explanation
The excerpt says that “old Argus lay” on the mass of dung. Argus is the one described as abandoned and covered with flies, so the correct choice is Argus.
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