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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, by whose memory does Leander swear that he believes Clytemnestra is waling the corridors of the palace?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

2. In Chapter 4, who does Ianthe say killed her family?
(a) Other villagers.
(b) Guards from the palace.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Clytemnestra's men.

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how many abandoned or destroyed homes do Orestes and Leander find?
(a) 4-5.
(b) Every house they see.
(c) 2-3.
(d) Every other house they see.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 4, where are Mitros and Theodotus being held?
(a) Underground in the gardens.
(b) Fortress where the boys were held.
(c) A village by the sea.
(d) Dungeon.

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

14. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?
(a) By the sea.
(b) Halfway.
(c) A third of the way.
(d) By the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how many elders does Leander want gathered?

3. In Chapter 5, when Clytemnestra sees someone in her thoughts, what is the condition of the person she sees?

4. In Chapter 4 after Leander and Orestes have been climbing, what do they find to eat?

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

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