The Odyssey: Writing a Character Analysis, Part 3

Question 1

What excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best establishes Odysseus’s weakness?

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I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer—

Question 2

Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus is clever?

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‘My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends,everyone calls me Nohbdy.’

Question 3

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey by Homer.I would not heed them in my glorying spirit, but let my anger flare and yelled:'Cyclops,if ever mortal man inquirehow you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes' son, whose home's on Ithaca!'

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proud.

Question 4

Read the paragraph.Trey repeated the scales. His manipulation of the keys was becoming less of a struggle, and the tuba was making sounds that were almost musical. The low notes still gave him pause, though, so he attempted them again. After countless repetitions, his room boomed with the tuba’s brassy blare. He held the last note until he was out of breath, and as he exhaled, he heard his mother say from downstairs, “That one sounded good!”

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determined.

Question 5

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing onthat native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one tastethe Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.

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I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships,

Question 6

What can readers conclude about Allison? Check all that apply.

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She wants to play on her school’s basketball team.; She is willing to practice to improve her skills.; She has experience playing basketball with her friends.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly! Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones.

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by describing their neglect of orders

Question 8

Which words from the paragraph support the conclusion that Professor Ramirez is a demanding teacher? Check all that apply.

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challenging; exhaustive note taking; time-consuming lab work

Question 9

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithacaunder Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithacabeing 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

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misses his native land.

Question 10

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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Odysseus’s men “bent steady to the oars” (Homer 79).

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