Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. The bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third Dawn came with ringlets shining. Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Choose three correct answers.
Answer
A
Odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives.
B
The sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds.
C
For two days and nights, Zeus created a storm at sea.
D
The storm was a direct result of Zeus’s fury at the men.
E
The men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited.