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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. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how many abandoned or destroyed homes do Orestes and Leander find?
(a) 4-5.
(b) Every house they see.
(c) 2-3.
(d) Every other house they see.

2. In Chapter 6 after Leander returns, where does Ianthe spend her days?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) Electra's room.
(c) The garden.
(d) The busiest room.

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

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

5. In Chapter 6, who does Ianthe tell first that she is pregnant?
(a) Electra and Leander.
(b) An elder.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Aegisthus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does Leander make a room for himself?

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

3. In Chapter 6, how many men does Ianthe say attacked her when her family was slaughtered?

4. On page 243, what would it take for the guards to be able to see or sense Clytemnestra?

5. Where is Orestes grabbed when he is waiting for his mother in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What village do Leander and Orestes finally approach in Chapter 4, and why does Leander believe they will be safe there?

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

4. What is Aegisthus' position once Leander returns?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, what guard does Orestes know from before and how does he know him?

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

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

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