0. What kind of sacrifice did Odysseus offer to the dead (book 11)?
41. What gift does Helen give to Telemachus (book 15), and what might be ironic about it?(130ff)
2. What does Teiresias tell Odysseus he must do to rid himself of the anger of Poseidon?
23. What is the first thing that Odysseus does when he first wakes up on Ithaca (book 13)? What do his speech and his first actions there tell us about his character?
34. What is Eumaeus’ reaction to Odysseus’ fabricated tale (book 14)? What does this reaction tell us about his character?
15. What was the most pitiable thing that Odysseus had ever seen? (12.257ff)
46. How do dogs help Odysseus recognize his son (book 16)?
7. What is Achilles’ shade most concerned about (book 11), and how does Odysseus make him happy?
28. How does Eumaeus the swineherd immediately show his loyalty to his absent master and simultaneously show xenia to his master who is present and in disguise (book 14)?
19. How did Odysseus escape from Charybdis for a second time (book 12)?
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