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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. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?
(a) She is trying to revenge something.
(b) She is looking for someone.
(c) She is trying to fix something.
(d) She is trying to break the barrier between death and life.

2. What comes to Clytemnestra in Chapter 5?
(a) Outlines and voices.
(b) Thoughts of people.
(c) Animals and breezes.
(d) Faints wisps of consciousness.

3. On page 242, what breaks the silence at night?
(a) Wind and rain.
(b) Guards and cats.
(c) Guards and lizards.
(d) Dogs and cats.

4. What image comes to Clytemnestra on page 241?
(a) Someone running.
(b) Someone walking.
(c) Someone in a garden breathing hard.
(d) Iphigenia's death.

5. In Chapter 6, how many men does Ianthe say attacked her when her family was slaughtered?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, what do the guards do when Clytemnestra whispers Orestes' name?

2. Where is Orestes grabbed when he is waiting for his mother in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?

4. In Chapter 5, when Clytemnestra sees someone in her thoughts, what is the condition of the person she sees?

5. In Chapter 6,, who is rumored to be Leander's prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, after Orestes challenges Aegisthus, what does Electra tell him?

2. How does Electra change with Leander's return?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra see about her mother?

4. How is Leander welcomed when he arrives at his family's home in Chapter 4?

5. What do Leander and the elders decide to do with Aegisthus and why?

6. How does Orestes kill his mother?

7. In Chapter 4, what does Leander catch in a trap and why is it difficult to eat?

8. What does Leander do when he arrives at the palace?

9. What village do Leander and Orestes finally approach in Chapter 4, and why does Leander believe they will be safe there?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra tell Orestes about his being sent away?

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