Book 9 pages 90-92

4. (90-91)While Odysseus' men partied, a few Cicones escaped and gathered a(n) _______ to take _____ against the invading Greeks. Readers again are learning the Ancient Greeks believed in avenging themselves against those who wrong them.
6. What word means to eat in excess on page 90? With respect to seeing the odyssey as a metaphor, humans tend to over indulge on what brings them happiness. Why?
7. page 90 Odysseus' story about how they defeated the Cicones shows that this was a brutal time because after sacking the rich city, each man divided the PLUNDER. What is the best meaning of the word PLUNDER as used in this CONTEXT as a NOUN rather than a VERB? TWO WORDS (S __ __ L ___ ___G __ __ D__).
10. page 92 Odysseus sends a group of men to explore a new island, they don't return because they were on the island of the (_ _ T _ _/_ _ T _ R _) who give people a fruit that makes people forget their homes.
11. page 92 What word on page 92 means intense happiness and wonderful feelings?

1. page 90 Complete the SIMILE that Odysseus uses to describe the Cicones attack on the top of page 91. "They were a (F _ R _ E) so (N U M _ R _ _ S) like (L _ _ V _ S) in (A _ T U _ N)" (page 91).
2. page 91 Which word on page 91 means that they felt sad over the loss of their men and paid respects to the lost lives?
3. page 91 Which word on means lived at a place?
5. (page 90) In an example that shows Odysseus' leadership was not always effective, his men _____ Odysseus' command to return to the ship!
8. page 90 What word on page 90 means they men stayed in a place without a clear purpose?
9. PAGE 91 What is the name of the first people Odysseus and his men attack after leaving Troy?