AnswersCSD Summer 2026 English 9Unit Test

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Which excerpts contain examples of epic similes? Select 3 options.

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"…its crackling roots blazed and hissed –as a blacksmith plunges a glowing ax or adze in an ice-cold bath and the metal screeches steam and its temper hardens – that's the iron's strength – so the eye of Cyclops sizzled round that stake."
B
Or are you wandering rogues, who cast your lives like dice, and ravage other folk by sea?'
C
Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion—everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones.
D
When the young Dawn with finger tips of rose lit up the world, the Cyclops built a fire and milked his handsome ewes, all in due order, putting the sucklings to the mothers.
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What should an effective research question be? Check all that apply.

A
broad
B
answerable
C
vague
D
simple
E
complex
F
specific
G
compelling
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Use the dictionary entry for lore to answer the question.lorelore [‘lor] nounfrom Old English leornian1. something that is taught2. something that is learned3. a body of knowledge or tradition4. the space between the eye and the bill in a bird5. the space between the eye and the mouth in a reptile or fish

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a tale
B
a superstition
C
a lesson
D
a face
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Use the dictionary entry for insight to answer the question.insightin•sight [‘in-sït] noun1. the ability to understand people and situations2. an understanding of the nature of things

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an observation
B
an awareness
C
a tolerance
D
a kindness
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Which sentences contain possible synonyms for the word labyrinth? Select three answers.

A
The business venture became such a tangle that everyone agreed to go separate ways.
B
It would take days to get to the other side of this jungle of vines, hedges, shrubs, and weeds.
C
Emma was determined to find the way through this maze of pathways, tunnels, and bridges.
D
Perhaps, Julian would not have gotten lost if he had brought a map or a compass.
E
After spending several days in the wilderness, the group of explorers was happy to be back home.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women,to make division, equal shares to all—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.

A
When Odysseus and his men arrived on the island of Cicones, they enslaved women and feasted on the sheep and cattle they had butchered by the sea.
B
Although Odysseus tells his men that they need to return quickly to the ship, the men are too busy dividing their findings into equal shares for everyone.
C
Odysseus warns his men to return to the ship, but many of the men did not listen and instead ran inland to see what else they could take for themselves.
D
The men continued their acts of greed despite Odysseus’s commands to stop and return to the ship, and the fugitives of Cicones ran inland to fetch help.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Here are the means I thought would serve my turn:a club, or staff, lay there along the fold—an olive tree, felled green and left to season for Cyclops' hand. And it was like a mast a lugger of twenty oars, broad in the beam—a deep-sea-going craft—might carry: so long, so big around, it seemed.

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like a deep-sea-going ship or vessel
B
like an olive tree, just felled and still green
C
like the Cyclops, large and wide
D
like the mast of an enormously large ship
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Reaching the gate, Odysseus and the forester halted and stood outside, for harp notes came around them rippling on the air as Phemios picked out a song. Odysseus caught his companion's arm and said:"My friend, here is the beautiful place—who could mistake it?”

A
patience and endurance.
B
long journey back home.
C
reunion with old colleagues.
D
happiness upon returning home.
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What excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best establishes Odysseus’s weakness?

A
as for myself I took my five best fighters and went ahead.
B
a wineskin full I brought along, and victuals in a bag
C
I wished to see the caveman, what he had to offer—
D
We lit a fire, burnt an offering, and took some cheese to eat
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.But when he knew he heardOdysseus' voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master.And the man looked away,wiping a salt tear from his cheek: but he hid this from Eumaeus.

A
Loyalty and fidelity are precious traits.
B
Overconfidence can lead one to danger.
C
Making snap judgments is often very unwise.
D
Love and family make a homecoming worthwhile.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.“Stranger,you are no longer what you were just now!Your cloak is new; even your skin! You areone of the gods who rule the sweep of heaven!Be kind to us, we’ll make you fair oblation and gifts of hammered gold. Have mercy on us!”

A
The new cloak represents Odysseus’s love for his wife, Penelope, and his grown son, Telemachus.
B
The new cloak represents Odysseus’s great wealth and successful journey.
C
The new cloak represents Odysseus’s transformation from a weary traveler to the returning hero.
D
The new cloak represents Odysseus’s changed character from innocent young man to power-hungry ruler.
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In The Odyssey - Amphimedon, what motivates Odysseus to dress as a beggar?

A
He is trying to be humble.
B
He wants to surprise Penelope.
C
He is angry at Amphimedon.
D
He wants revenge against the suitors.
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In The Odyssey - Elpenor, the rituals that Odysseus performs on the island show that the ancient Greeks respected and honored

A
their cows.
B
the dead.
C
the sea.
D
their traditions.
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In organizing the events of Odysseus’s quest, why would the text in The Odyssey - Elpenor be labeled as part of the road of trials?

A
It shows Odysseus facing something about himself.
B
It shows Odysseus at the point where he departs.
C
It shows Odysseus encountering supernatural beings.
D
It shows Odysseus at the low point in his challenges.
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The Odyssey - Elpenor is an epic poem because it features a(n)

A
character summoning and talking to the dead.
B
character sacrificing animals on a remote island.
C
invocation to an ancient Greek goddess.
D
important event in ancient Greek history.
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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor.By nightour ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne,the realm and region of the Men of Winter,hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flamingeye of Helios lights on those menat morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven;ruinous night being rove over those wretches.

A
death.
B
fear.
C
hope.
D
power.
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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor.By nightour ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne,the realm and region of the Men of Winter,hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flamingeye of Helios lights on those menat morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven;ruinous night being rove over those wretches.

A
It’s always cloudy where the Men of Winter live.
B
It’s always misty where the Men of Winter live.
C
It’s always dark where the Men of Winter live.
D
It’s always sunny where the Men of Winter live.
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Read the paraphrase.Although I was sad to see my mother’s dead ghost, I didn’t speak with her because I needed to talk to a different ghost.

A
Now came the soul of Antikleia, dead, my mother, daughter of Autolykos, dead now, though living still when I took ship for holy Troy.
B
Seeing this ghost I grieved, but held her off, through pang on pang of tears, till I should know the presence of Teiresias.
C
Soon from the dark that prince of Thebes came forward bearing a golden staff; and he addressed me
D
Great captain, a fair wind and the honey lights of home are all you seek.But anguish lies ahead
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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.But anguish lies ahead;the god who thunders on the land prepares it,not to be shaken from your track, implacable,in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.

A
It is important to take responsibility for your actions.
B
Long-term goals are more important than short-term gains.
C
The true measure of wisdom is overcoming your pride.
D
The advantage of travel is that it teaches you to value home.
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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.

A
denial of yourself
B
restraint of shipmates
C
quit the violet sea
D
destruction for ship and crew

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