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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, who accompanies Leander and Orestes for a ways when they leave the village of Leander's mother's family?
(a) 3 of Leander's uncles.
(b) 3 of Leander's cousins.
(c) 2 of Leander's cousins.
(d) 2 of Leander's uncles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Orestes sometimes remember in the night?

2. In Chapter 4, after Orestes helps Mitros and Theodotus, where does a guard tell him to go in the night?

3. In Chapter 4, where are Mitros and Theodotus being held?

4. Where does Clytemnestra walk on page 241?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4 when Orestes returns to the palace, what does his mother tell him about Theodotus?

2. In Chapter 6, what message does Leander send as he prepares to come to the palace?

3. What village do Leander and Orestes finally approach in Chapter 4, and why does Leander believe they will be safe there?

4. What does Orestes realize about the boys who were in the detention place with him in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 4, what guard does Orestes know from before and how does he know him?

6. On page 240, how does Clytemnestra describe the place where she is?

7. In Chapter 4 when Orestes returns, how is he treated?

8. In Chapter 4, what does Electra say about the gods?

9. How is Leander welcomed when he arrives at his family's home in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra say about trust?

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