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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?
(a) Geese.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Crows.
(d) Grouse.

3. In Chapter 1, how long had Aegisthus been held hostage?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) About 6 years.
(d) More than 5 years.

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

5. In Chapter 1, how old was Iphigenia when she went to her father thinking she would be married?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

6. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?
(a) Stabbed in the back.
(b) Knife to the throat.
(c) Poisoned water.
(d) Poisoned food.

7. How old was Orestes when Iphigenia died?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

8. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
(a) Agamemnon's grandfather.
(b) Agamemnon's uncle.
(c) Clytemnestra's father-in-law.
(d) Clytemnestra's father.

9. How long after the old woman dies does Mithros die?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) The next night.
(d) The next afternoon.

10. How does Electra's mother react when Electra arrives for Dinos' feast in Chapter 3?
(a) Angry.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Disgusted.

11. In Chapter 2, what swoops down on the boys as they walk to the old woman's house?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Bats.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Crows.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does a guard take Orestes when he leaves his mother's room?

2. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?

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

4. What makeup did Iphigenia and Clytemnestra wear in Chapter 1 when it was time for the sacrifice?

5. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?

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