Circe questions- due Thurs

Read the chapter CIRCE.  Then answer the questions with complete sentences.  Make sure to PROOFREAD.  Type your answers if possible.

1. What was Ulysses’ first clue that there was something unusual about this island?

2. What was the sailors’ first impression of Circe?

3. At the bottom of p. 55, the line reads, “…their minds remained unchanged, and they knew what was happening to them.”  Add some internal writing here.  What do you think the men were thinking or feeling? Add at least 5 lines of internal writing you think the author could have included.

4. Describe Hermes.  Include all of the information the book gives on Hermes.

5. On p.62 Circe explains, “Well- the eyes go last.”  What did she mean?

6. What line or lines tell us that Ulysses is starting to fall in love with Circe?

7. How long do you think Ulysses and his men spent on Circe’s island?

8. Ulysses had to make a difficult decision at the end of this chapter.  He had to decide if he should stay on the island or leave. What would you have done in his place?  Why? What factors would you take into account when making your decision? (A complete answer to this question will be at least 5 sentences.)