Read this line from the narrative:

the sun had been above the trees and blasting the greenhouse for a good hour now.

what does this line suggest about the setting of the story?

a it is a cool fall day.
b it is just barely dawn.
c it is late afternoon.
d it is quite hot.

How does the author use the actions of neptune over the course of the text to develop the theme? a) neptune goes out of his way to bless ulysses and his men in their attempts to journey home. b) neptune speaks to the other gods throughout the excerpt and warns them about problems caused by ulysses. c) neptune caused the deaths of the sailors by placing them in the way of the cattle of the sun-god hyperion. d) neptune causes trouble for ulysses throughout the excerpt, making it impossible for him to settle down with family.