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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who does Ianthe tell first that she is pregnant?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Electra and Leander.
(c) An elder.
(d) Aegisthus.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra hope will happen before she fades?
(a) That she will find her son.
(b) That she will have a time to settle in the world like when she was alive.
(c) That she will find her husband and Iphigenia..
(d) That she will find Electra.

3. In Chapter 6, how many guards enter the palace with Leander?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?
(a) Who she is.
(b) Why she has come.
(c) If she means to harm Orestes.
(d) Where she is going.

5. On page 242, what can the guards feel when Clytemnestra comes from the garden?
(a) A movement.
(b) A breeze.
(c) A whisper.
(d) A disturbance.

6. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?
(a) By the sea.
(b) Outside the palace.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In villages.

7. In Chapter 6, how many elders does Leander want gathered?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 10.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 6, where do Electra and Ianthe take up residence?
(a) The village.
(b) Oreste's room.
(c) Electra's mother's room.
(d) The dungeons.

9. 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) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) A day and night.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra know will happen in time?
(a) She will lose consciousness.
(b) She will no longer be able to wander.
(c) Shadows will fold in on her.
(d) She will leave her home.

11. What does Leander ask for when he sends a message in Chapter 6?
(a) The dungeons cleared.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Space for prisoners.
(d) Gold.

12. In Chapter 4, who does Orestes realize orders the killing of Leander's family?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Dinos.
(d) Electra.

13. In Chapter 4, what domesticated animals do Orestes and Leander see after eating a rabbit?
(a) Goats.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Horses.

14. In Chapter 5, before Clytemnestra begins to remember words, what is she left with?
(a) Shadows and hints.
(b) Black and grey.
(c) Grey traces and clues.
(d) Black and white.

15. In Chapter 4, why does Clytemnestra say that Aegisthus eats with them?
(a) He is part of the family.
(b) He saved them.
(c) He protects them.
(d) They are in danger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Clytemnestra describe the place where she is in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Orestes sometimes remember in the night?

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

5. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?

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