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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 night.
(d) 3 days.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra think might be the reason that she wanders in the spaces?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Anger.

3. In Chapter 6, what is decided to be done with the slaves Agamemnon captured so long ago?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Send them to a territory.
(c) Put them back to work.
(d) Put them in the army.

4. In Chapter 4, where are Mitros and Theodotus being held?
(a) Fortress where the boys were held.
(b) A village by the sea.
(c) Underground in the gardens.
(d) Dungeon.

5. Where are Mitros and Theodotus taken in Chapter 4?
(a) A small house.
(b) The mountains.
(c) Village of Leander's mother's family.
(d) River.

6. At the end of Chapter 5, what do the guards do when Clytemnestra whispers Orestes' name?
(a) Check and make sure Electra and Orestes are safe.
(b) Call for more guards.
(c) Run back and forth and check doorways and corners.
(d) Draw their swords.

7. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) 2 days and 2 nights.
(b) 2 days.
(c) A day and night.
(d) 3 days.

8. In Chapter 4, as the boys are in soft hills, what does Leander catch in a trap?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Vole.
(c) Cat.
(d) Rabbit.

9. In Chapter 4, after Leander's family is killed, how does Clytemnestra feel when she dines with Orestes?
(a) Has a pain in her head.
(b) She is feeling dizzy.
(c) Her stomach is bothering her.
(d) Her back hurts.

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

11. How does Clytemnestra describe the place where she is in Chapter 5?
(a) Shadowy and quiet.
(b) Like being underwater.
(c) Dark and dreary.
(d) Blankness, strangeness, and silence.

12. How does Clytemnestra describe her awareness at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Very alert.
(b) Barely conscious.
(c) Almost awake.
(d) Half asleep.

13. In Chapter 6, what does Orestes sometimes remember in the night?
(a) Being with his father.
(b) Killing his mother.
(c) Sword fights with guards.
(d) Death of Iphigenia.

14. In Chapter 4, where will Electra leave a weapon for Orestes?
(a) In the courtyard by a statue.
(b) Third step of stairs to an old garden.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In his food.

15. In Chapter 4 after Leander and Orestes have been climbing, what do they find to eat?
(a) Quail's eggs and wild fruit.
(b) Olives and greens.
(c) Berries and a wild hen.
(d) Greens and fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?

2. In Chapter 4, who does Ianthe say killed her family?

3. In Chapter 4, after Orestes helps Mitros and Theodotus, where does a guard tell him to go in the night?

4. In Chapter 5, when someone comes near to Clytemnestra, who does she think it might be?

5. In Chapter 4, when does Clytemnestra say that Orestes' room is best?

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