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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

House of Names: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?
(a) 900 years.
(b) 300 years.
(c) 120 years.
(d) 50 years.

2. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?
(a) Entertained and given tutors.
(b) Beaten, badly treated, and starved.
(c) Taught to fight.
(d) Well care for.

3. In Chapter 2, how long does Orestes go without being beaten by the guards?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

4. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3 after the search for Orestes is unfruitful, what does Theodotus wish to send to find the boys?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where do a set of winding steps lead?

3. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?

4. In Chapter 3, how many men are sent to find Orestes and the other boys?

5. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when Electra says that she is afraid of Aegisthus, how does she describe him?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus learn about the missing boys?

3. What happened to Clytenmestra when Iphigenia was sacrificed?

4. In Chapter 2, how do Leander, Orestes, and Mithros escape?

5. In Chapter 2, why does each boy have a slate?

6. What happens to Mitros and his home in Chapter 3?

7. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember happened to her when her father returned from the war?

8. Who is Aegisthus?

9. In Chapter 3, how is Electra's room an outpost of the underworld?

10. How do the boys get the old woman to allow them to stay with her?

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