The Odyssey Graphic Novel Books 21-24

How many axeheads must the arrow pass through in order to win Penelope's contest?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 14

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How do the suitors react when the beggar says he wants to have a try at the contest?

• They willingly let him participate.

• They act like they don't care.

• They are cruel to him and make fun of him.

• None of the above.

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Who is first killed by one of Odysseus's arrows?

• Eumaeus, the swineherd

• Eurycleia, the old maid

• Malantho, one of the maids

• Antinoos, the leader of the suitors

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Think about what happens when the suitors realize the beggar is Odysseus.

Which of these inferences about Eurymachus is best supported by the text?

• Eurymachus and the other suitors believe that a beggar has killed Antinous.

• Eurymachus knows he and the other suitors will defeat Odysseus.

• Eurymachus tries to talk his way out of the situation.

• Eurymachus knows that escape is futile and is resigned to death.

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What do the suitors offer to Odysseus to try to appease him?

• Gold

• Oxen

• Sheep

• All of the above

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Think about what happens when Penelope and Odysseus first meet after the battle. What can readers infer from the text?

• Penelope is angry with her son for assuming that she will immediately accept this stranger as her husband

• Penelope is truly convinced that the stranger is her husband

• Penelope is not convinced the stranger is Odysseus but will give him a chance to prove himself

• Penelope will not speak to this stranger until he has washed and clothed himself appropriately

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Penelope pretends to have moved Odysseus's _____ to test him to see if it is really him.

• bed

• shield

• nightstand

• orchard

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Penelope’s response to Odysseus after she realizes that it is really him shows that she was mainly afraid

• of Poseidon's continuing rage against Odysseus

• of the vengeance the suitor’s families will seek against her husband and son

• that Odysseus would be angry with her for not recognizing him immediately

• of being deceived and accidentally betraying her husband

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Which of the following does Laertes’s shroud mainly represent?

• Penelope’s faith in the gods

• Penelope’s fear of the death of her husband

• Laertes’s old age and approaching death

• Penelope’s guile and wisdom

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When Odysseus reunites with his father, he tells him, "Old man, this is a well-kept orchard, but you yourself are in a sorry state of neglect."

What can readers infer about Odysseus from this statement?

• He is ready to immediately embrace his father and tell the tales of his travels.

• He does not recognize his father in filthy rags.

• He is still unsure of the loyalty of all those he once held dear.

• He fears that his father will be angry that he killed the suitors.

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