Question

20 years gone:
how do lines 1024–1045 of the passage reveal telemachus’s internal conflict?
○ they show that telemachus feels anger toward the gods for abandoning his father.
○ they show that telemachus wants to believe odysseus is his father but struggles to accept something that seems impossible.
○ they show that telemachus feels jealous of odysseus’s relationship with athena.
○ they show that telemachus doubts his own worthiness to meet the gods.

penelope
read lines 1320–1335 in the poem.
what does the description of penelope’s nightly weaving and unweaving of the shroud in those lines emphasize?
○ the psychological toll of prolonged isolation and grief on penelope’s sense of duty
○ penelope’s ability to use intellect and deception as a form of resistance against power
○ the inevitability of fate and the futility of trying to alter one’s destiny
○ the growing moral conflict penelope feels between honesty and survival

Explanation:

First Question (20 Years Gone: Telemachus's Internal Conflict)

To determine Telemachus's internal conflict, analyze each option:

• Option 1: Anger at gods for abandoning father? The lines focus on his feelings about Odysseus being his father, not anger at gods. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Wants to believe Odysseus is father but struggles to accept? This matches internal conflict—desire vs. difficulty in acceptance.
• Option 3: Jealous of Odysseus - Athena relationship? The lines don’t mention jealousy of that relationship. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Doubts own worthiness to meet gods? The focus is on his feelings about his father, not worthiness to meet gods. Eliminate.

Analyze Penelope’s weaving/unweaving:

• Option 1: Psychological toll of isolation/grief? The action is about resistance, not just toll. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Ability to use intellect/deception as resistance? Weaving/unweaving delays marriage, showing clever resistance. This fits.
• Option 3: Inevitability of fate/futility of altering destiny? The action is active resistance, not accepting futility. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Moral conflict between honesty/survival? The lines focus on resistance via deception (weaving/unweaving), not moral conflict. Eliminate.

Answer:

They show that Telemachus wants to believe Odysseus is his father but struggles to accept something that seems impossible. (The second option in the list for this question)

Second Question (Penelope's Nightly Weaving/Unweaving)