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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2 when the boys are at the house of the man with goats, how close is the next nearest house?
(a) A half a day's walk.
(b) A day's walk.
(c) 2 day's walk.
(d) 3 day's walk.

2. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?
(a) Food.
(b) Dagger.
(c) Wine.
(d) Knife.

3. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?
(a) Drown him.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Stone him.
(d) Slit his throat.

4. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?
(a) In a village on an island in the river.
(b) In house that touches the clouds.
(c) Beyond the river and toward the grey mountains.
(d) Beyond the river and towards the blue mountains.

5. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
(a) A story.
(b) Names.
(c) A song.
(d) A poem.

6. In Chapter 3, after Electra learns her mother murdered her father, why does Theodotus's son want to see her?
(a) Theodotus daughter has disappeared.
(b) Theodotus is dead.
(c) More children have been kidnapped.
(d) Theodotus has disappeared.

7. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?
(a) Milk goats.
(b) Dig ditches.
(c) Clean out barns.
(d) Sow a field.

8. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

9. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Arm.
(d) Buttocks.

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

11. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?
(a) Dungeons.
(b) Her room.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) Iphigenia's room.

12. 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) 1/3 of a mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1/2 a mile.
(d) A mile.

13. What does Aegisthus threaten to do to Electra after she learns her mother killed her father?
(a) Kidnap her.
(b) Rape her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Put her in a floor below the dungeon.

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

15. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
(a) Several hours.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?

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

3. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?

4. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?

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

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