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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 242, who does Clytemnestra think might see her in the palace?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Guard.
(c) Electra.
(d) Orestes.

2. 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) Her stomach is bothering her.
(c) She is feeling dizzy.
(d) Her back hurts.

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

4. In Chapter 5, when Clytemnestra sees someone in her thoughts, what is the condition of the person she sees?
(a) Helpless.
(b) Happy
(c) Injured.
(d) Prisoner.

5. In Chapter 6, who is the father of Ianthe's child?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Rapist.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Orestes.

6. In Chapter 6, what does Orestes remember that his sister was doing when he returned from murdering their mother?
(a) Fixing food.
(b) Shouting in the corridor.
(c) Berating the servants.
(d) Caring for Ianthe.

7. What does Clytemnestra think she needs to do to see more in Chapter 5?
(a) Wander.
(b) Be still.
(c) Call out.
(d) Look harder.

8. On page 241, what is guiding Clytemnestra?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A spirit.
(c) Shadowy stability.
(d) Iphigenia.

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

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

11. In Chapter 5, when someone comes near to Clytemnestra, who does she think it might be?
(a) Someone she murdered.
(b) Someone she hated.
(c) Someone she loved.
(d) A family member.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who is killed?
(a) Dinos.
(b) Leander.
(c) Theodotus.
(d) Aegisthus.

13. In Chapter 4, who is the only person alive in Leander's house after Orestes helps rescue Mitros and Theodotus?
(a) Ianthe.
(b) Theodotus.
(c) Mitros.
(d) Raisa.

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

15. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?
(a) By the sea.
(b) By the river.
(c) A third of the way.
(d) Halfway.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What room becomes Aegisthus' room in Chapter 6?

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

4. In Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra think that she will fade?

5. In Chapter 4, where will Electra leave a weapon for Orestes?

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