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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?
(a) 2-3.
(b) 3-4.
(c) 4-5.
(d) 1-2.

2. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) A cook.
(d) A serving woman.

3. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?
(a) Her mother orders new clothes for her.
(b) She hires a seamstress.
(c) Aegisthus brings them to her.
(d) From her sister's wardrobe.

4. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?
(a) Geese.
(b) Crows.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Vultures.

5. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

2. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?

3. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?

4. In Chapter 2 as Orestes and the guards begin to climb, what animals do they see?

5. What color was Iphigenia's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Orestes taken when they reach their destination in Chapter 2?

2. Who was to be in charge while Clytenmestra went to Agamemnon?

3. What happened to the people who lived with the old woman?

4. In Chapter 3, how many times has Electra seen Aegisthus flinch or show fear and how does she describe when she saw fear in him?

5. What happened when Clytenmestra had Aegisthus released from the dungeon?

6. In Chapter 3, where does Electra remember that she and her sister used to go if they wished to speak privately?

7. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice as he is traveling with the guards?

8. In Chapter 2, how do Leander, Orestes, and Mithros escape?

9. What does Electra realize about herself and her future in Chapter 3?

10. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus learn about the missing boys?

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