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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter, 5 when Clytemnestra fades and is at the end, what does she think she will know at that time?
(a) Everything.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Some of her memories.
(d) Childhood memories.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, where will Electra leave a weapon for Orestes?
(a) In his food.
(b) Third step of stairs to an old garden.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In the courtyard by a statue.

6. What does Electra tell Orestes when he asks the size of their army in Chapter 6?
(a) They have about 150 men.
(b) They have about 100 men.
(c) They have no army.
(d) They have about 50 men.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In Chapter 6, what is decided to be done with the slaves Agamemnon captured so long ago?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Send them to a territory.
(c) Put them back to work.
(d) Put them in the army.

15. In Chapter 4 when Leander and Orestes come across a fast-flowing stream, how far does Leander think they are from a village where his mother's family is from?
(a) Half a day.
(b) A day.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 6, why is Leander looking for Orestes?

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

4. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?

5. On page 241, what is guiding Clytemnestra?

(see the answer keys)

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