The Odyssey- p.101-102: 7/8th & HS

What does Nausikaa ask her father for?

• the gig with pretty wheels

• a husband

• a pet dog

• a dazzling necklace

What must Nausikaa wash because all of it is soiled?

• her family's linen

• her fruits

• her father's clothing

• the dogs' beds

Why must the linens be washed?

• Some children in the family are not married & need fresh clothes for dancing

• They are old and dirty

• They don't need to be washed

• They have tears and need mended as well

Who will bring the gig with pretty wheels and the cargo box around for Nausikaa?

• the grooms

• her boyfriend

• her father

• Odysseus

What did Nausikaa do while the stableman prepared the gig?

• fetch all the soiled apparel

• hang out with her maids

• go wait in her room

• help her mom spin yarn

What did Nausikaa’s mother pack for their luncheon?

• a hamper with picnic fare

• a skin filled with wine

• a golden bottle of olive oil

• sandwiches

What was on or drawn behind the gig?

• the princess

• maids

• laundry

• Odysseus (he was hiding)

What was by the lower river?

• washing pools

• other maids

• children and their mothers

• puppy dogs

Where were the mules sent?

• along the eddying stream

• to crop sweet grass

• the large barn

• to the hay bales

After laundering the linens, what did the girls do?

• took a dip and annointed themselves with golden oil

• ate lunch beside the river

• took naps

• tan their skin in the bright sun