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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 what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

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

3. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?
(a) Weasels.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Rabbits.

4. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
(a) 5-6.
(b) 10 or more.
(c) 8-11.
(d) 11-13.

5. In Chapter 2 after the boys leave the man with goats, what does Orestes see at dawn?
(a) Ravens.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Seabirds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what remnant persists of thought for Clytemnestra?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?

3. In Chapter 1, how long had Agamemnon been gone?

4. In Chapter, 5 when Clytemnestra fades and is at the end, what does she think she will know at that time?

5. In Chapter 5, what do the echoes sound like?

(see the answer key)

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