Question 5 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Neither reply nor pity came from him, but in one stride he clutched at my companions and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies to beat their brains out, spattering the floor. Then he dismembered them and made his meal, gaping and crunching like a mountain lion— everything: innards, flesh, and marrow bones. What can be inferred about the Cyclops?
Answer
A
He has gone hungry for a very long time.
B
He is terrified of Odysseus and his men.
C
He is savage and brutal like a wild animal.
D
He is very similar to his father, Poseidon.
Explanation
The Cyclops kills the men violently, then eats every part of them, including their innards and bones. The comparison to a mountain lion emphasizes his animal-like behavior and brutality. This supports the inference that he is savage and brutal like a wild animal.
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