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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. What does Clytemnestra think she needs to do to see more in Chapter 5?
(a) Be still.
(b) Look harder.
(c) Call out.
(d) Wander.

2. In Chapter 5, when someone comes near to Clytemnestra, who does she think it might be?
(a) Someone she murdered.
(b) Someone she hated.
(c) Someone she loved.
(d) A family member.

3. In Chapter 4 after Leander and Orestes have been climbing, what do they find to eat?
(a) Olives and greens.
(b) Quail's eggs and wild fruit.
(c) Berries and a wild hen.
(d) Greens and fruit.

4. In Chapter 4, after Orestes helps Mitros and Theodotus, where does a guard tell him to go in the night?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To the sea.
(c) Leander's house.
(d) With Dinos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In Chapter 4, who does Orestes realize orders the killing of Leander's family?

4. In Chapter 6, where does Leander make a room for himself?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, where do Electra and Ianthe take up residence?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how does Electra respond after Orestes kills their mother?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra get Orestes' attention, and what happens when the guards sense her?

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

4. How does Orestes kill his mother?

5. In Chapter 4, what is strange as Orestes and Leander's walk away from the house of the man who herded goats?

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

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

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

9. What is Aegisthus' position once Leander returns?

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

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