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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 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?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) A day.
(d) Half a day.

2. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) A day and night.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 days and 2 nights.

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

4. 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) Greens and fruit.
(d) Berries and a wild hen.

5. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?
(a) She is trying to revenge something.
(b) She is trying to break the barrier between death and life.
(c) She is trying to fix something.
(d) She is looking for someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clytemnestra describe the place where she is in Chapter 5?

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

3. Where does Clytemnestra walk on page 241?

4. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?

5. In Chapter 4, where does Orestes first stab his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Leander and the elders decide to do with Aegisthus and why?

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

5. How does Orestes kill his mother?

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

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

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

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

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

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