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1.Who is Telemachus?
A.one of Penelope's suitors
B.the son of Odysseus
C.the son of Athena
D.a beggar



2.Why does Penelope want to question the old beggar?
A.because he may have heard rumors about Odysseus
B.because he may rescue her from the suitors
C.because she believes he is Odysseus
D.because she thinks he is a god



3.How does Penelope trick the suitors who are competing to marry her?
A.by telling them she will marry again when she finishes a shroud, which she weaves by day and unweaves at night
B.by asking them riddles that they cannot answer
C.by pretending she is crazy
D.by saying she will marry when her son allows her to



4.What does Penelope promise to the man who wins the test of the bow?
A.that she will give him gold and silver
B.that she will give him the bow
C.that she will never leave her bridal house
D.that she will marry him



5.Who wins the test of the bow?
A.Telemachus
B.Antinous
C.Odysseus
D.Eumaeus

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