Ch. 5 Alive Among the Dead

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• a hugely powerful whirlpool or any wild and whirling situation

• a wall at the edge of the sea, often part of a harbor

• a priest or priestess who passes on advice from the gods

• a case for holding arrows

How long does Odysseus stay with Circe?

• a month

• a year

• five years

• ten years

Who does Circe say Odysseus must speak to in order to get home?

• Telemachus

• Teiresias

• Eurylochus

• Polyphemus

What relative of Odysseus does he see in the underworld?

• his wife

• his son

• his nephew

• his mother

What news does that relative give Odysseus?

• That his wife is remarried.

• That his palace has burned down.

• That men are trying to marry his wife.

• That his son has taken over as king of Ithaca.