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The Epic Hero's Quest — Test

Question 21 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer. My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca being most lofty in that coastal sea, and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training; I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Odysseus

Answer
A
fears for the safety of his home.
B
misses his native land.
C
wants to rule his native land.
D
is eager to leave his home.

Explanation

Odysseus calls Ithaca “a place more dear” than any other, even though he has been detained away from it by Calypso. This shows that he loves and misses his native land. The excerpt does not say that he wants to rule it or fears for its safety.

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