The Adventures of Ulysses Quiz and Close Reading Bundle (Chapters 4-6)

Evaluate reading comprehension, promote homework accountability, and support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this bundle of resources covering chapters 4 through 6 of The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin (“The Cyclops’ Cave,” “Keeper of the Winds,” and “Cannibal Beach”). Included are the following: a plot-based, multiple choice quiz; an alternate short answer quiz option; a set of close reading analysis questions; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.

By engaging with this resource, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Define complex words as they are used in a given passage
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, dramatic irony, and simile
• Apply knowledge of sound devices including sibilance
• Locate relevant textual details in support of the claim that Ulysses was the only crew member with the ability to think critically in the face of danger
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact with one another
• Select the most appropriate synonym for a word as it is used in the novel
• Isolate a true statement about plot from a set of false statements
• Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision