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

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: 264-281

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