Yes it supports the thesis.
The answer is C. A punishment given
A. Odysseus is not easily fooled
Odysseus does not want the Cyclops to get his hands on his ship, so he lies that it was ruined when they arrived. When he says "I saw through this" it means he sees through the Cyclops' attempt to trick Odysseus into telling him where his ship is.
An ellipsis (plural: ellipses) is a punctuation mark consisting of three dots. Use an ellipsis when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage. Ellipses save space or remove material that is less relevant. ... Although ellipses are used in many ways, the three-dot method is the simplest.
<span>When evaluating sources for a compare-and-contrast paragraph, you can tell if a source’s argument is objective if it A. </span><span>appeals to logic and reason rather than emotion.
A source's argument is objective when it is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. Objective arguments represent only the facts and not opinions.</span>