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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Clytemnestra.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?
(a) An old man.
(b) Two women and a couple children.
(c) The farmer.
(d) Two guards.

2. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) By the sea.
(c) In the old garden where she and Iphigenia used to meet.
(d) At her father's grave.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra know will happen in time?
(a) She will leave her home.
(b) She will lose consciousness.
(c) She will no longer be able to wander.
(d) Shadows will fold in on her.

4. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1/3 of a mile.
(c) 1/2 a mile.
(d) A mile.

5. Where does Clytemnestra walk on page 241?
(a) Village.
(b) Garden.
(c) River.
(d) Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Electra go to hear news?

2. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?

3. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?

5. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?

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