from The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel


1. (a) Support an inference drawn from the text.

Reread panels 5–8. Make an inference about how Odysseus feels when he sees the spirits of Elpenor and his mother, Anticleia. Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.


(b) Explain what the text says explicitly.

In panel 13, what advice does Tiresias give Odysseus to get back to Ithaca safely with his men? Explain what will happen if Odysseus does not follow the advice. Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.


2. Compare the “Land of the Dead” episode from the Odyssey, Part 1, with its portrayal in The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel. Explain how Hinds’s adaptation and the style he uses contribute to your understanding of the episode.


3. Reread lines 549–577 of the Odyssey, Part 1. Explain why the author of the graphic novel might have chosen to not include all the details from those lines in the graphic novel. How might reading the graphic novel be different if the author depicted every line from the passage?