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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

3. On page 242, who does Clytemnestra realize she is looking for?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Electra.
(c) Iphigenia.
(d) Orestes.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where do a set of winding steps lead?
(a) A place that was once a garden.
(b) An old temple.
(c) An old dwelling.
(d) A view of the sea.

5. 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) A mile.
(b) 1/3 of a mile.
(c) 1/2 a mile.
(d) 2 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra hope will happen before she fades?

3. In Chapter 2, when there is no food or water what does Orestes smell and then see?

4. On page 243, what would it take for the guards to be able to see or sense Clytemnestra?

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

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