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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who tells Orestes that his mother killed his father?
(a) Mitros.
(b) Electra.
(c) Theodotus.
(d) Leander.

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, what does Aegisthus do when Clytemnestra asks him if they had any control when Orestes was taken away?
(a) Drops his food.
(b) Knocks over his drink.
(c) Leaves the room.
(d) Clears his throat.

5. What metaphor does Clytemnestra use to describe the space she inhabits on page 241?
(a) Forest.
(b) Desert.
(c) Sad gift.
(d) Bright gift.

6. In Chapter 6, where does Leander make a room for himself?
(a) Front of the palace.
(b) Near the kitchens.
(c) Back of the palace.
(d) Near the courtyard.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Orestes meet Electra in Chapter 4?
(a) Village.
(b) Graveyard.
(c) Palace steps.
(d) Her room.

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

13. In Chapter 6, where does Leander have a freshly healed wound?
(a) Hand.
(b) Calf.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) One side of his face.

14. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days and 2 nights.
(c) A day and night.
(d) 2 days.

15. In Chapter 4 after Leander and Orestes have been climbing, what do they find to eat?
(a) Olives and greens.
(b) Quail's eggs and wild fruit.
(c) Greens and fruit.
(d) Berries and a wild hen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who does Ianthe tell first that she is pregnant?

2. What does Clytemnestra say to Orestes in Chapter 6?

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

4. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?

5. Where is Orestes grabbed when he is waiting for his mother in Chapter 6?

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