The Doughnuts
What kind of business did Uncle Ulysseus and Aunt Agnes have?
A lunchroom.
Who was the master of Argos?
Odysseus
Why did Joan think she was going to die?
She had pneumonia. She was comparing herself to the falling leaves.
What craft did the third son learn?
Turning.
Define fleece.
The fur of a sheep.
What did the lady help Homer do?
Make doughnuts.
Why did people think that Odysseus was dead?
He had been gone for a very long time.
Name at least two things the Dunn family was raising and growing on their farm.
Hens, vegetables, spices
What did the master tell the young turner to say if anyone tried to harm him?
Stick, out of the sack!
Define Minstrel.
A medieval singer or musician.
What did the lady lose in the doughnut batter?
Her diamond bracelet.
How was Athena disguised when she visited Telemachus?
As a servant.
What was Mr. Behrman's masterpiece?
The painted leaf on the brick wall.
What did the innkeeper think was probably in the turner's sack?
Precious stones.
What is a mirage?
An optical illusion, like the appearance of a lake in the desert.
How did Homer help the lady with her problem?
By offering a reward for the bracelet.
How was Odysseus disguised?
As a beggar.
What agreement did Mrs. Dunn and Mr. Warfield make?
Mrs. Dunn got to move her farm to the roof and Mr. Warfield got one-tenth of the food as rent.
How did the turner learn about his brothers' bad news?
They wrote him a letter.
What is a wretch?
An unhappy person.
Why did Mr. Gabby go into the lunchroom?
The lunchroom was his only option.
What did Athena say it meant when an eagle swooped down and carried off a large white goose?
That Odysseus would return home and take revenge on the suitors.
Mr. Warfield thought he was a ________ man.
He thought he was a reasonable man.
The turner compared his sack to two different things. What were they?
Self-covering tables and gold-spitting donkeys.
What is contempt?
Disregard or disrespect for someone or something.