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Odysseus
Who is the king of Ithaca?
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To be flexible in terms of use / manipulative
What does it mean to be pliable?
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She thinks he is an impost pretending to be Odysseus
Why does Penelope think that Odysseus is not the real Odysseus?
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Odysseus built the entire palace around the bed
What's the secret about Odysseus and Penelope's marriage bed?
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Wisdom, skills and warfare
What is Athena the goddess of?
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False. To be aloof means to be distant and almost unwelcoming.
True or False? To be aloof means to be friendly and approachable.
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She says she will give him another bed outside their room
How does Penelope test Odysseus to see if he was the real Odysseus?
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Because so many “frauds of men” had tried to replace Odysseus that she had to do a final test to see if it was really him
Why do you think Penelope tests Odysseus one last time even though he passed the other test of stringing the bow?
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An elderly woman who was the housekeeper for Penelope
Who is Eurynome?
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We, as the readers, know that Odysseus is truly back home, while Penelope is still suspicious / unsure.
How is the essence of dramatic irony present in Penelope’s Test ?
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She welcomes him back and is very happy that it is really him
How does Penelope react when Odysseus responds to her?
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Odysseus needs to travel to an island and make a sacrifice to Poseidon
How was Tiresias’s prophecy in part 1 fulfilled at the end of the story?
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Actoris
What is the name of the slave that Penelope was gifted with from her father?
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We, as the readers, expect the reunion of Penelope and Odysseus to be uncomplicated, yet Penelope’s decision to test Odysseus contradicts this idea.
How is the essence of situational irony present in Penelope’s Test?
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He starts to cry because he was past all the hardships he went through to get home
How does Odysseus react after Penelope realized it was him?
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He promised peace between Odysseus and the family members of the suitors he had killed
What did Athena promise Odysseus at the end of the story?
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