New Coasts and Poseidon’s Sons
THE ODYSSEY-BOOK 9
DIRECTIONS
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You make work with your table partner
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If working in partners, only one paper is needed
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Write your answers down on a sheet of
notebook paper. You will turn this in at the end
of class.
“I AM LAERTES’ SON”
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1. What point of view is
this book written in?
Why has this shift
happened?
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2. Paraphrase what
Odysseus tells King
Alcinous in the second
stanza
Lines 6-26
“THE LOTUS EATERS”
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3. How many of
Odysseus’s men were
killed at the first
location they reach after
leaving Troy? (In italics)
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4. Who are the Lotus
Eaters and why does
Odysseus force his men
to leave their island?
“THE CYCLOPS”
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5. Describe how the Cyclops lives. (For
instance, what does he do for work, where does
he live, are they social creatures) Lines 125132
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6. When the men find the cheese and sheep in
the cave, what do they try to convince Odysseus
to do? Why does he not go along with their
idea?
IN THE CYCLOPS’ CAVE
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7. Why does Odysseus
not tell him where the
ship and the other men
are? Lines 185-190
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8. What is Odysseus
planning to do with the
tall piece of wood he
finds in the cave?
Lines 222-243
BATTLE WITH CYCLOPES
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9. How does Odysseus
make the Cyclops fall
asleep do that they can
wound him?
10. What does Odysseus
tell him his name is? Why
does this become
important after the men
blind him with the pole?
Both questions: 264281
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ESCAPING CYCLOPES' CAVE
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11. Why are Odysseus
and his men not able to
leave the cave after they
blind the Cyclops? Line
206-210
12. How do they trick
him into letting them
out? Lines 337 - 346
SAILING AWAY FROM THE CYCLOP’S ISLAND
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13. What does Odysseus do as he and his men sail
away? What is the crews’ response to this actions?
Lines 390-409
14. Who is the father of Cyclops? What does he call
upon this god to do?
Lines 441-452
15. What indication do we get at the end of the book
that the gods are not pleased with Odysseus?
470-473