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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 5, what do the echoes sound like?
(a) Water flowing under rock.
(b) Water running down a wall.
(c) Waterfall.
(d) Trickling of a stream.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?
(a) Her actions in the past.
(b) Her deceased husband and daughter.
(c) Traces of people.
(d) Her memories.

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

4. In Chapter 4, where does Orestes first stab his mother?
(a) Chest.
(b) Neck.
(c) Throat.
(d) Back.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Leander tell Orestes that the guards hear in the corridor at night?
(a) A voice.
(b) The wind.
(c) Singing.
(d) Whispering.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who tells Orestes that his mother killed his father?

2. In Chapter 4, as the boys are in soft hills, what does Leander catch in a trap?

3. In Chapter, 5 when Clytemnestra fades and is at the end, what does she think she will know at that time?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how many abandoned or destroyed homes do Orestes and Leander find?

5. In Chapter 6, who is the father of Ianthe's child?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where do Leander's family want him to go and why?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra ask Orestes to help her with in the morning?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Leander and Orestes find when they get to the house where the man herded goats?

4. After Leander learns about the death of Clytemnestra and his family in Chapter 6, what does he ask for?

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

6. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra tell Orestes about his being sent away?

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

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

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

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

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