Odyssey Test Review

Part 1:

How does Odysseus prevent himself from being lured by the sirens song?

A) he orders his men to tie him to the mast

B) filled his ears with beeswax

Select the correct answer Pearl often studies on her bed, but she tends to get tired and fall asleep. Which would be the best place for Pearl to study if she likes to be comfortable but doesn't want to fall asleep?

Read the sentences. Akira sewed one button back on his jacket. Then, another one falls off when he put it on to go outside. Which correction of the underlined verb fixes the inappropriate shift in tense in the second sentence?

Why does Mr. Pontellier remodel their home? to make his wife angry after she leaves him to exert his independence while she is gone to protect his reputation in the community to convince his wife that she should return

How is Percy's encounter with the Minotaur different from the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur?

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Mike and Matt went down into the, dusty basement to look for the old baseball cards. When the basement light went out, both boys' fear was.

What does the fat boy reveal about the plane

Which sentence shows the correct placement of quotation marks? A. "Lin asked," Would you ever want to travel in space? B. Lin asked, "Would you ever want to travel in space"? C. "Lin asked, Would you ever want to travel in space?" D.

Which statement from the text best displays Swift's general sense of ethnic ambiguity? A) Whatever was his birth, his education was Irish. B) During his life the place of his birth was undetermined.

In "An Episode of War" by Stephen Crane, what event triggers the essential conflict of the story? a) The lieutenant tries to find out who shot him. b) A bullet strikes the lieutenant. c) An officer bandages the lieutenant's wound.

Where did John Steinbeck live when he was growing up and how did that influence his writing