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Madeline MillerThe Song of Achilles
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Exam Answer Key
Multiple Choice
1. C (All Chapters)
2. D (Chapter 3)
3. D (Chapter 9/All Chapters)
4. B (All chapters)
5. A (Chapter 8)
6. B (Chapter 17)
7. A (Chapter 18)
8. C (Chapter 22)
9. A (Chapter 24)
10. B (Chapter 25)
11. D (Chapter 26)
12. D (Chapter 30)
13. A (Chapter 30)
14. D (Chapter 31)
15. B (Chapter 32)
Long Answer
1. The narration style is first-person, from the perspective of Patroclus. Although Patroclus dies in Chapter 30, he continues to provide narration through his subconscious until he receives a proper burial and his soul can join Achilles in the afterlife. (Various chapters)
2. Patroclus usually observes Achilles’s feet, particularly his heels. This could allude to the phrase “Achilles’s heel,” used in everyday speech to mean a person’s weakness. Miller’s inclusion of this visual throughout the novel signifies that Patroclus is the person who Achilles is weak and vulnerable with (i.e. Patroclus is Achilles’s “Achilles’ heel”). (Various chapters)
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