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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when Orestes enters Electra's room one day, who does he see her speaking with at the window?
(a) Guard.
(b) One of the elders.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Leander.

2. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes that he can trust?
(a) Electra.
(b) No one.
(c) Her.
(d) Aegisthus.

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

4. In Chapter 6, what does Leander tell Orestes that the guards hear in the corridor at night?
(a) Whispering.
(b) The wind.
(c) A voice.
(d) Singing.

5. In Chapter 6, what time of day does Leander come to the palace with his army?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dusk.
(c) In the night.
(d) Dawn.

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

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

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how many abandoned or destroyed homes do Orestes and Leander find?
(a) 2-3.
(b) 4-5.
(c) Every other house they see.
(d) Every house they see.

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

11. In Chapter 6, by whose memory does Leander swear that he believes Clytemnestra is waling the corridors of the palace?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

12. On page 243, what would it take for the guards to be able to see or sense Clytemnestra?
(a) A gliding movement.
(b) The sound of her voice.
(c) A sound or gesture.
(d) The feeling of her passing.

13. In Chapter 6 after Leander returns, where does Ianthe spend her days?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) Electra's room.
(c) The busiest room.
(d) The garden.

14. In Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra think that she will fade?
(a) In a quick moment.
(b) Over a long period of time.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) Gradually.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what are the slaves doing that Agamemnon captured so long ago?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who is killed?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra hope will happen before she fades?

5. On page 241, what is the first word that occurs to Clytemnestra?

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