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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, before Clytemnestra begins to remember words, what is she left with?
(a) Black and grey.
(b) Grey traces and clues.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Shadows and hints.

2. On page 242, what can the guards feel when Clytemnestra comes from the garden?
(a) A breeze.
(b) A movement.
(c) A disturbance.
(d) A whisper.

3. In Chapter 4, when does Clytemnestra say that Orestes' room is best?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. What room becomes Aegisthus' room in Chapter 6?
(a) A small room off the kitchens.
(b) Agamemnon's.
(c) Electra's.
(d) A guest room.

5. In Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra think that she will fade?
(a) Over a long period of time.
(b) Gradually.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) In a quick moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is decided to be done with the slaves Agamemnon captured so long ago?

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

3. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?

4. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes that he can trust?

5. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes killed his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Leander catch in a trap and why is it difficult to eat?

2. What does the narrator say at the end of Chapter 6 about time?

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

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

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

6. As Clytemnestra walks in the corridors of the palace, what image does she see?

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

8. How does Orestes kill his mother?

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

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

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