1. PART A: Read line 15 from the passage from The Odyssey : "Some demon calm'd the air and smooth'd the deep ." What does the line describe? A. The ship seems to be in danger. B. Ulysses is enchanted by the Sirens. C. The weather has suddenly changed. D. Ulysses thinks he can see the Sirens.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a comprehension question based on a line from the passage of The Odyssey. The line is "Some demon calm'd the air and smooth'd the deep". The task is to interpret what this line describes.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The line describes a situation where the air and the sea are calm. This is a significant change from the previous state of the environment, which suggests that some supernatural force (referred to as a demon) has intervened to calm the air and the sea.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The options provided are:<br />A. The ship seems to be in danger.<br />B. Ulysses is enchanted by the Sirens.<br />C. The weather has suddenly changed.<br />D. Ulysses thinks he can see the Sirens.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Analyzing the options, we can see that option A is not supported by the text. The line does not suggest that the ship is in danger.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Option B is also not supported by the text. The line does not suggest that Ulysses is enchanted by the Sirens.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Option C is supported by the text. The line describes a sudden change in the weather, where the air and the sea become calm.<br /><br />## Step 7<br />Option D is not supported by the text. The line does not suggest that Ulysses thinks he can see the Sirens.