choose the meaning of the bold word(s) in questions 1–6.
1. men hold me / formidable for guile in peace and war: / this fame has gone abroad to the sky’s rim. (from the odyssey, part i) (1 point)
ancient; agility
intricate; courage
awesome; cunning
incredible; knowledge
2. all ships’ companies / mustered alongside for the mid-day meal. (from the odyssey, part i) (1 point)
walked
lined up
ran over
gathered
3. "circe, am i a boy, / that you should make me soft and doting now? " (from the odyssey, part ii) (1 point)
needy
adoring
weak
imprudent
4. he will not see his lady nor his children / in joy, crowding about him, home from sea; / the sirens will sing his mind away / on their sweet meadow lolling. (from the odyssey, part ii) (1 point)
rocking
chatting
laughing
lounging
5. “my lords, hear me: / suitors indeed, you commandeered this house / to feast and drink in, day and night, my husband / being long gone, long out of mind." (from the odyssey, part iii) (1 point)
robbed
ruled over
took over
cleaned out
6. in that revelry amid his throng of friends / who would imagine a single foe—though a strong foe indeed— / could dare to bring death’s pain on him and darkness on his eyes? (from the odyssey, part iii) (1 point)
surprise
confusion
merriment
rebellion
identify the choice that best describes the underlined word for questions 7–9.
7. masako took jonah’s woolen hat by mistake, thinking it was hers. (1 point)
first-person pronoun
second-person pronoun
reflexive pronoun
possessive pronoun
8. the children went to look for their toys, but they could not find any. (1 point)
appositive
antecedent
indefinite pronoun
possessive pronoun
9. the gym teacher had us boys run for about 45 minutes. (1 point)
appositive
antecedent
indefinite pronoun
reflexive pronoun
identify the correct choice of word for questions 10–16.
10. can you remember the name of the person from you received this information? (1 point)
who
whom
whose
who's
11. jen, latest short story was published last week, is only 15 years old. (1 point)
who
whom
whose
who's
12. gabi said she needed to finish her homework before her brother with (1 point)
he
he's
his
him
13. shana felt it was time to tell the truth. (1 point)
us
we
our
ours
14. terry and have the same opinions about almost everything. (1 point)
he
his
him
he's
15. we must admit that the best players in the tournament are (1 point)
them
they
theirs
their
16. neither luke nor chris stepped up to friend. (1 point)
their
them
him
his