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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 someone comes near to Clytemnestra, who does she think it might be?
(a) Someone she murdered.
(b) Someone she loved.
(c) A family member.
(d) Someone she hated.

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

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

4. 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.
(c) 2 days and 2 nights.
(d) A day and night.

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

6. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?
(a) Traces of people.
(b) Her actions in the past.
(c) Her deceased husband and daughter.
(d) Her memories.

7. At the end of Chapter 6, why is Leander looking for Orestes?
(a) Electra is sick.
(b) Ianthe is having the baby.
(c) He wants to know about Clytemnestra.
(d) He wants to talk to Orestes.

8. In Chapter 4, what time of day does Clytemnestra want Orestes to leave and meet Dinos?
(a) Dawn.
(b) First light.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Mid-day.

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

10. What image comes to Clytemnestra on page 241?
(a) Iphigenia's death.
(b) Someone walking.
(c) Someone in a garden breathing hard.
(d) Someone running.

11. In Chapter 4, as the boys are in soft hills, what does Leander catch in a trap?
(a) Cat.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Vole.
(d) Rabbit.

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

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

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

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 Aegisthus.
(d) Orestes and Electra.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when Orestes enters Electra's room one day, who does he see her speaking with at the window?

2. What comes to Clytemnestra in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, what feelings does Clytemnestra say that she felt before coming to the place where she is now?

4. In Chapter 4, where does Orestes first stab his mother?

5. On page 242, who does Clytemnestra realize she is looking for?

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