Read the passage.
Paraphrased from "The Rockpile" John argued with his younger brother. He reminded him that their father would be home soon,
and that their mother was only a few feet away in the kitchen talking with her friend. Roy explained that he would only be gone for
five minutes. Without giving John an option, Roy quickly went down and joined his friends. John refocused his attention on his
schoolwork.
Which word best describes John?
obedient
talkative
playful
courageous

But this, but you – small, pitiful and twiggy – you put me down with wine, you blinded me. come back, odysseus, and i'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you – his son i am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may heal me of this black wound – he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.' few words i shouted in reply to him: 'if i could take your life i would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell! the god of earthquake could not heal you there! ' at this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed poseidon: 'o hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if i am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home -the odyssey, homer what motivates cyclops to ask poseidon to interfere with odysseus's journey home?