1. Where is Telemachus when Odysseus returns home? Why is he there? 2. According to Athena, why must Telemachus be careful when he returns home?
3. Eumaeus is surprised that Telemachus decided to visit him before anyone else. Why does
Telemachus visit Eumaeus first?
4. What does Telemachus assume about the stranger after he witnesses the stranger transform from
an old man to a young man right before his eyes?
5 What does Odysseus finally reveal to Telemachus? Why do you think Telemachus is so quick to
believe Odysseus?
6. What does Odysseus tell Telemachus to go home and do?

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”

Which generalization does the speaker make in the last stanza of to a louse? a) our main source of power comes from living blunder-free lives b) sometimes the best gifts come in the form of little creatures c) seeing ourselves as others see us would free us from blundering