Read the following quote from The Odyssey and then answer the question below. "Do we know . . .the names of these strangers who have come to visit us? Shall I guess right or wrong? - but I cannot help saying what I think. Never yet have I seen either man or woman so like somebody else (indeed when I look at him I hardly know what to think) . . ." ". . . I see the likeness just as you do. His hands and feet are just like . . .; so is his hair, with the shape of his head and the expression of his eyes." Butler, Book IV Who are the speakers of these words, where are they, and about whom are they speaking? King Nestor and his son Pisistratus are the speakers; they're in the palace and are speaking of Telemachus and Mentor. Helen and her maid Phylos are the speakers; they're at the head of the stairs before they descend, and they're speaking of Mentor/Minerva. Menelaus and Helen are the speakers; they're in the hall of their palace, and they're speaking of Telemachus and Mentor/Minerva. Minerva and Jove her father are speaking; they're in Mount Olympus, and they're speaking of the newly arrived Mercury.

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.