The Odyssey: Writing A Character Analysis, Part 3

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Read this excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer. My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle, feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones. This was an army, trained to fight on horseback or, where the ground required, on foot. They came with dawn over that terrain like the leaves and blades of spring. So doom appeared to us According to the excerpt, Odysseus believes his men were______.
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careless
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?
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The Cyclops insists that they "care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus" (Homer 186).
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Read the paragraph. Trey repeated the scales. His manipulation of the keys was becoming less of a struggle, and the tuba was making sounds that were almost musical. The low notes still gave him pause, though, so he attempted them again. After countless repetitions, his room boomed with the tuba's brassy blare. He held the last note until he was out of breath, and as he exhaled, he heard his mother say from downstairs, "That one sounded good!" Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Trey is
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determined.
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Read the paragraph. When Allison saw the advertisement for a free basketball clinic at the community center, she knew she would attend. Tryouts for her school team were still a month away, and her jump shot needed work if she wanted to be selected this year. Hours of work with her brother had improved her technique, and her layups were consistent. She could hold her own in neighborhood games of three-on-three, but her outside shots rarely made it through the hoop. Allison hoped that the instruction at the clinic would address this weakness. She marked her calendar for the event and headed out to the driveway. What can readers conclude about Allison? Check all that apply.
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-She wants to play on her school's basketball team. -She is willing to practice to improve her skills. -She has experience playing basketball with her friends.
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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey by Homer. We would entreat you, great Sir, have a care for the gods' courtesy; Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest.' He answered this from his brute chest, unmoved 'You are a ninny, or else you come from the other end of nowhere, telling me, mind the gods! We Cyclopes care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus or all the gods in bliss; we have more force by far. How does this excerpt prove that Odysseus causes his crew's demise?
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by revealing his ignorant assumptions
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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey by Homer. I would not heed them in my glorying spirit, but let my anger flare and yelled: 'Cyclops, if ever mortal man inquire how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes' son, whose home's on Ithaca!' This excerpt best supports the conclusion that Odysseus is
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proud.
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Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer. so let me tell [Circe's] forecast: then we die with our eyes open, if we are going to die, or know what death we baffle if we can. Sirens weaving a haunting song over the sea we are to shun, she said, and their green shore all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I alone should listen to their song. Therefore you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me.' What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by the excerpt?
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He trusts Circe's advice.
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Which MLA citations are properly cited? Check all that apply.
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-Odysseus's men "went to sleep above the wash of ripples" (Homer 503). -Homer writes that the men "went to sleep above the wash of ripples" (503).
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Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer. They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters, who showed no will to do us harm, only offering the sweet Lotus to our friends— but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland. I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one taste the Lotus, or you lose your hope of home. Which line from the excerpt supports the conclusion that Odysseus cares for his men?
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I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships,
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Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best support the conclusion that Odysseus is clever?
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'My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy.'