As you read, you will see notes or question on the right hand side. You do NOT have to answer the questions (unless otherwise instructed). They are there to guide you: if you can answer them, you probably have a good grasp of what is happening in the text. Notes will be marked as follows:

• Words in red indicate important people

• Words in green indicate important places

• Dialogue is written in blue

• Words that are bolded are defined on the right

• Passages that are highlighted are extra important :)

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Remember, this story is told en media res, meaning it starts in the middle of the story. Part 1 takes place in the middle, where Odysseus is telling the story of his past. Part 2 starts in the present and then moves forward 

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Background Information

Part I

Introduction

Sailing from Troy

The Lotus-Eaters

The Cyclops

The Land of the Dead

The Sirens

Scylla and Charybdis

The Cattle and the Sun God

Part II

The Return of Odysseus

The Challenge

Odysseus's Revenge

Penelope's Test

The Ending

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Kinsella, Kate. Prentice Hall literature: timeless voices, timeless themes. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2002. Print.

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