The Odyssey Books 19-21
How many axhandle sockets must Odysseus shoot through?
12
How is Odysseus is recognized by the nurse Euryclea?
She sees his scar when she washes his feet.
How do Odysseus, Telemachus, and Eumaeus prepare the manor for the fight against the suitors?
They make sure the women are locked safely in a room. Eumaeus and a cowherd lock the gates to keep the suitors in.
What weapon is used in the challenge Penelope presents the suitors with?
bow and arrow
Who wins the archery contest?
Odysseus wins, surprising the suitors, who had been mocking him.
What does Penelope finally decide to do about the suitors?
Penelope gives up waiting for Odysseus and tells the suitors that whichever of them can bend/string the heavy bow and shoot an arrow straight through the axe heads can marry her.
