New Coasts and Poseidons Sons THE ODYSSEYBOOK 9

New Coasts and Poseidon’s Sons THE ODYSSEY-BOOK 9

DIRECTIONS � You make work with your table partner � If working in partners, only one paper is needed � Write your answers down on a sheet of notebook paper. You will turn this in at the end of class.

“I AM LAERTES’ SON” � 1. What point of view is this book written in? Why has this shift happened? � 2. Paraphrase what Odysseus tells King Alcinous in the second stanza Lines 6 -26

“THE LOTUS EATERS” � 3. How many of Odysseus’s men were killed at the first location they reach after leaving Troy? (In italics) � 4. Who are the Lotus Eaters and why does Odysseus force his men to leave their island?

“THE CYCLOPS” � 5. Describe how the Cyclops lives. (For instance, what does he do for work, where does he live, are they social creatures) Lines 125 -132 � 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 � 7. Why does Odysseus not tell him where the ship and the other men are? Lines 185 -190 � 8. What is Odysseus planning to do with the tall piece of wood he finds in the cave? Lines 222 -243

BATTLE WITH CYCLOPES � 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 �

ESCAPING CYCLOPES' CAVE 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 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 �