Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithacaunder Mount Neion's wind-blown r
obe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithacabeing most lofty in that coastal sea,and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training;I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso Based on the evidence provided, readers can conclude that Odysseuswants to rule his native land.Is eager to leave his home.Misses his native land.Fears for the safety of his home.
<em>The right answer is C. Misses his native land.</em>
<em>Based on the evidence, readers can conclude that Odysseus misses his native land becuase he uses words to describe the awesomeness of Ithaca, how it is different from other places and how he hasn't seen any other place like it or even better, he really wants to go back to Ithaca. </em>
The excerpt tells young readers about the amazing giant sequoia trees that grow in California.
Explanation:
One of these Sequoia kings come to the town in all God-like majesty to be stinkingly seen and allowed to plead its own cause.
One of the stumps was cut down forty-seven years ago by a king to make a dancing floor. Another famous tree in the grove that was a hundred feet tall was skinned down and the bark was sent to London.
The Tuolumne and Merced groves, the Dinky Creek grove and the Sequoia National Park were partly protected by the Federal Government.
