Odyssey Lesson 14
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5 questions
Note from the author:
from Homer’s The Odyssey
retold by Gillian Cross
“I’ll drown,” Odysseus said. Ino shook her head. “Not if I help you. Take my veil and wind it around your waist. It will protect you from injury and death.…” Pressing the veil into his hands, she sank back under the raging sea.
Odysseus looked at it suspiciously. Could he trust Ino? Or was she another deceiver, like Circe, tempting him to leave his raft? Wasn’t it more sensible to stay on board?
Before he could decide, Poseidon whipped up another giant wave. It raced toward him, heavy and menacing, and smashed down onto the raft, knocking it to pieces. Odysseus just managed to catch hold of one plank, straddling it to keep himself afloat.
He had nothing now. No possessions, no clothes, not even a raft. His only hope was Ino’s veil. Tying it around his waist, he threw himself headfirst into the sea.
Poseidon snorted scornfully and abandoned him to the waves. He had stripped him of everything, and he was satisfied at last.
Cross, Gillian. The Odyssey. Illustrated by Neil Packer. Candlewick Press, 2012, p. 114.
from Homer’s The Odyssey
retold by Gillian Cross
“I’ll drown,” Odysseus said. Ino shook her head. “Not if I help you. Take my veil and wind it around your waist. It will protect you from injury and death.…” Pressing the veil into his hands, she sank back under the raging sea.
Odysseus looked at it suspiciously. Could he trust Ino? Or was she another deceiver, like Circe, tempting him to leave his raft? Wasn’t it more sensible to stay on board?
Before he could decide, Poseidon whipped up another giant wave. It raced toward him, heavy and menacing, and smashed down onto the raft, knocking it to pieces. Odysseus just managed to catch hold of one plank, straddling it to keep himself afloat.
He had nothing now. No possessions, no clothes, not even a raft. His only hope was Ino’s veil. Tying it around his waist, he threw himself headfirst into the sea.
Poseidon snorted scornfully and abandoned him to the waves. He had stripped him of everything, and he was satisfied at last.
Cross, Gillian. The Odyssey. Illustrated by Neil Packer. Candlewick Press, 2012, p. 114.
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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. Read these sentences from the passage.
“Could he trust Ino? Or was she another deceiver, like Circe, tempting him to leave his raft?”
PART A: Based on the passage, a deceiver is someone who does what?
This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
Read these sentences from the passage.
“Could he trust Ino? Or was she another deceiver, like Circe, tempting him to leave his raft?”
PART A: Based on the passage, a deceiver is someone who does what?
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PART B: What do these sentences reveal about Odysseus’s attitude toward Ino?
PART B: What do these sentences reveal about Odysseus’s attitude toward Ino?
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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: Which best describes how Poseidon thinks of Odysseus?
This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.
PART A: Which best describes how Poseidon thinks of Odysseus?
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PART B: Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to PART A?
PART B: Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to PART A?
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Which event most directly contributes to the plot by setting the stage for the next part of Odysseus’s journey?
Which event most directly contributes to the plot by setting the stage for the next part of Odysseus’s journey?