Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithacaunder Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithacabeing 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
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wants to rule his native land.B
is eager to leave his home.D
fears for the safety of his home.Odysseus describes Ithaca as a place “more dear” than anywhere else, even though he has been kept away by Calypso. His affectionate description shows that he longs for and misses his native land. Choice C, “misses his native land,” best matches the excerpt.
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