HW Mr. Padilla 8.7.17

Homework: Dear parents/ guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework. 

Option 3: Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. Write complete sentences. Use examples from the reading to support your points.

Collections: BOOK 21: The Test of the Bow

Now Penelope sank down, holding the weapon on her knees, and drew her husband's great bow out, and sobbed and bit her lip and let the salt tears flow. Then back she went to face the crowded hall, tremendous bow in hand, and on her shoulder hung the quiver spiked with coughing death. Behind her maids bore a basket full of axeheads, bronze and iron implements for the master's game. Thus in her beauty she approached the suitors, and near a pillar of the solid roof she paused, her shining veil across her cheeks, her maids on either hand and still, then spoke to the banqueters:

1.         What did Penelope do?

2.         What did Penelope do after she cried?

3.         What did Penelope carry?

4.         Based on your knowledge of the story, why did she prepare weapons?

5.         Penelope is planning something against the suitors, how does she make sure they don’t know her plan? 

Option 2: Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. Write complete sentences. Use examples from the reading to support your points.

Collections: BOOK 21: The Test of the Bow

Now Penelope sank down, holding the weapon on her knees, and drew her husband's great bow out

1.     What did Penelope do?

…and (Penelope) sobbed (cried) and bit her lip and let the salt tears flow. Then back she went to face the crowded hall…

2.     What did Penelope do after she cried?

 …tremendous bow in hand, and on her shoulder hung the quiver spiked with coughing death.

3.     What did Penelope carry?

Behind her … a basket full of axeheads, bronze and iron… for the master's game.

4.     Based on your knowledge of the story, why did she prepare weapons?

Thus in her beauty she approached the suitors…she paused…and still, then spoke to the banqueters (suitors, who were eating)

5.     Penelope is planning something against the suitors, how does she make sure they don’t know her plan?  

Option 1: Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. Write complete sentences. Use examples from the reading to support your point.  

Collections: BOOK 21: The Test of the Bow

Now Penelope sank down, holding the weapon on her knees, and drew her husband's great bow out

1.       What did Penelope do?

…and (Penelope) sobbed (cried) and bit her lip and let the salt tears flow. Then back she went to face the crowded hall…

2.       What did Penelope do after she cried?

 …tremendous bow in hand, and on her shoulder hung the quiver spiked with coughing death.

3.       What did Penelope carry?

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