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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 is the father of Ianthe's child?
(a) Rapist.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Orestes.

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

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

4. Where does Clytemnestra walk on page 241?
(a) Garden.
(b) Palace.
(c) River.
(d) Village.

5. 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.

6. In Chapter 4, who accompanies Leander and Orestes for a ways when they leave the village of Leander's mother's family?
(a) 2 of Leander's cousins.
(b) 3 of Leander's uncles.
(c) 3 of Leander's cousins.
(d) 2 of Leander's uncles.

7. In Chapter 6, what is done to Aegisthus?
(a) Back broken.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Killed.
(d) Legs broken.

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

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

11. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?
(a) She is trying to fix something.
(b) She is trying to revenge something.
(c) She is looking for someone.
(d) She is trying to break the barrier between death and life.

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

13. What comes to Clytemnestra in Chapter 5?
(a) Outlines and voices.
(b) Animals and breezes.
(c) Faints wisps of consciousness.
(d) Thoughts of people.

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

15. In Chapter 4, who are the only people that Clytemnestra says that she trusts?
(a) Orestes and Theodotus.
(b) Orestes and Dinos.
(c) Orestes and Electra.
(d) Orestes and Aegisthus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 242, what breaks the silence at night?

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

4. In Chapter 6, how many guards enter the palace with Leander?

5. Where does Orestes meet Electra in Chapter 4?

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