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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 4, what does Aegisthus do when Clytemnestra asks him if they had any control when Orestes was taken away?
(a) Leaves the room.
(b) Clears his throat.
(c) Drops his food.
(d) Knocks over his drink.

2. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) 1 night.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. In Chapter 6,, who is rumored to be Leander's prisoner?
(a) Dinos.
(b) Theodotus.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Achilles.

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

5. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?
(a) Where she is going.
(b) Who she is.
(c) Why she has come.
(d) If she means to harm Orestes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, after Leander's family is killed, how does Clytemnestra feel when she dines with Orestes?

2. In Chapter 5, what do the echoes sound like?

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

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

5. In Chapter 6 after Leander returns, where does Ianthe spend her days?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Orestes believe that he is singled out for solitude after Leander returns in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 4, after Orestes challenges Aegisthus, what does Electra tell him?

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

6. What is Aegisthus' position once Leander returns?

7. How does Electra change with Leander's return?

8. What does Leander do when he arrives at the palace?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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