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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, when does Clytemnestra say that Orestes' room is best?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

2. Where is Orestes grabbed when he is waiting for his mother in Chapter 6?
(a) Arm.
(b) Waist.
(c) Back.
(d) Shoulders.

3. What is Orestes' mother wearing when he sees her in Chapter 6?
(a) Green.
(b) Lavender.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

4. In Chapter 5, what feelings does Clytemnestra say that she felt before coming to the place where she is now?
(a) Sorrow and rage.
(b) Happiness and peace.
(c) Frustration and anger.
(d) Sadness and devastation.

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

6. In Chapter 6, where does Electra spend the days with Leander?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) In the largest room in the palace.
(c) In his mother's rooms.
(d) In the great hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What room becomes Aegisthus' room in Chapter 6?
(a) A small room off the kitchens.
(b) A guest room.
(c) Electra's.
(d) Agamemnon's.

15. In Chapter 5, what remnant persists of thought for Clytemnestra?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Orestes meet Electra in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 6, where does Leander make a room for himself?

4. What does Electra tell Orestes when he asks the size of their army in Chapter 6?

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

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