Ransom - David Malouf

In chapter one, Achilles is wishing that...

• the war would end quickly

• he could see his son again

• he could return to his farming life

• that Patroclus was still alive

Patroclus moved into Peleus' family because

• his own father didn't want him anymore

• he accidentally killed another boy and needed asylum

• he and Achilles were soul mates

Hector's body is restored each night by the gods because

• they disapprove of Achilles desecrating Hector's body

• they want Priam to ransom the body

• they Hector looks good for his funeral

Priam represents the idea of 'dual-self' in that

• he is the connection between man and the gods

• he is a King and father

• he could have been a slave but was ransomed

• he is a common man and King

Somax's mules are called

• Paris

• Beauty

• Helen

• Shock

What was Priam's name at birth?

• Bresies

• Podarces

• Ideaus

• Automedon

Which of these are descriptions of Priam

• He was symbolically at the centre

• I am also a father

• Like an obedient toddler

What would Hecuba do with Achilles' heart?

• offer it to the gods

• feed it to the dogs

• tear it out and eat it raw

Who is "waiting for ... something new and unimaginable... that will confront him with his need"

• Priam

• Patroclus

• Somax

• Achilles

Which goddess visits Priam?

• Hermes

• Cassandra

• Iris

• Briseis