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

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

3. How does Electra want Orestes to kill their mother in Chapter 4?
(a) Stab her.
(b) Make her trip and hit her head.
(c) Slit her throat.
(d) Suffocate her.

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what do the guards do when Clytemnestra whispers Orestes' name?
(a) Run back and forth and check doorways and corners.
(b) Check and make sure Electra and Orestes are safe.
(c) Draw their swords.
(d) Call for more guards.

5. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?
(a) By the sea.
(b) A third of the way.
(c) Halfway.
(d) By the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a guard want to know at the end of Chapter 5 when he speaks to Clytemnestra?

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

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

4. What does Clytemnestra think she needs to do to see more in Chapter 5?

5. What does Electra tell Orestes when he asks the size of their army in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra say about her condition now and in the future?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Orestes kill his mother?

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

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

9. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra see about her mother?

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

(see the answer keys)

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