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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?

2. In Chapter 3, after Electra is ready for the feast to honor Dinos, how many servants remain near her room to tell her when the guests arrive?

3. In Chapter 3, what remains where Mitros' house had been?

4. In Chapter 3 when Theodotus, Mitros, and other men come to speak with Clytemnestra, how many men will she see at a time?

5. In Chapter 3, how many boys besides Orestes are not returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the boys get the old woman to allow them to stay with her?

2. What does Electra come to realize about the relationship between her mother and Aegisthus and why they stay together?

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

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. In Chapter 3, how is Electra's room an outpost of the underworld?

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

7. How did Agamemnon get Clytemnestra and Iphigenia to come to him?

8. In Chapter 1, what does Clytenmestra think that she should have done with Electra when she got home?

9. What happens when the guards and Orestes come upon a house with a man, his wife, and four children in Chapter 2?

10. In Chapter 2, why does each boy have a slate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are lovers and co-rulers after Agamemnon’s death. How would you describe the relationship between the two? What brought them together? Why do they stay together if they do not love one another?

Essay Topic 2

Orestes is a young boy when the novel begins. How is Orestes’ character developed in the novel? What physical and internal journeys does he take, and how do those journeys shape the man he becomes?

Essay Topic 3

When Leander returns, he has a scar on his face. How is the scar described in various places? What role does the scar play in characterizing Leander? How does the scar represent past and present injuries in his life?

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