Mythological fiction is a genre that appeals to the imaginations of many middle and high school students. The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin is a modern retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey, written in a manner that is easier to process—even for struggling readers. With this summative test covering the entire novel, English teachers will be able to evaluate students’ comprehensive text comprehension and ability to analyze key characters, plot developments, and themes. An answer key is provided, and all materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
This assessment covers the following:
- Athena’s aid along the journey
- Ulysses brilliant trick
- Achilles’ warrior status and weakness
- Menelaus’s call to arms
- Poseidon’s relationship to Polyphemus
- The faithful wife of Ulysses
- Helen’s reputation
- The enormous whirlpool
- Paris’s judgment
- A faithful, old dog
- A loyal swineherd
- Circe’s peculiar abilities
- Hyperion’s background
- Morpheus and the lotus flowers
- Helen’s suitors
- Aeolus’ efforts to help Ulysses
- Hermes’ role in Ulysses’ journey
- The gullibility of Polyphemus
- A blind prophet
- The peculiar talents of the sirens
- Eurycleia’s discovery
- Telemachus
- Alcinous’s assistance
- Nausicaa’s revelation
- Poseidon’s ire
- The winner of a contest
- A character’s disguise
- Foreshadowing
- External conflict/internal conflict
- Antagonist
- Situational irony
- Dramatic irony
- Theme
- Dynamic character
- And more
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