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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Agathe.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Hermione.

2. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?
(a) Agamemnom's soldiers.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) He did.
(d) Clytemnestra.

3. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?
(a) A play and a feast.
(b) A spectacle in the streets and then a feast.
(c) Many gifts and a feast.
(d) A bride and a feast.

4. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Triumph.
(b) Anger.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Fear.

5. What inspires Agamemnon in Chapter 1 when he comes home?
(a) His wife.
(b) Good wine.
(c) Bath.
(d) A good dinner.

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

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

8. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) A cook.
(c) A serving woman.
(d) Achilles.

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

10. In Chapter 2, when Orestes is left with the other boys, what is the only sound he hears?
(a) Water dripping.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Coughing.

11. In Chapter 1, where does Clytemnestra put the old woman when she brings her to her place?
(a) Storeroom.
(b) Shed in the courtyard.
(c) Basement room.
(d) Interior bedroom.

12. In Chapter 3, who does Electra say are her companions?
(a) A couple servant girls.
(b) Children in the palace.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Several daughters of elders.

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

14. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 1 year.

15. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?

2. In Chapter 1, what family member of the old woman has been taken prisoner?

3. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?

4. In Chapter 2, how long does Orestes go without being beaten by the guards?

5. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?

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