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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much older was Iphigenia than Electra?
2. In Chapter 3, where does Electra say that two of Aegisthus' friends took her on the day her father returned from war?
3. In Chapter 1, how many men did Aegisthus have that were loyal to him?
4. In Chapter 2, when Orestes and the guards reach their destination, how many boys are already there?
5. What did the old woman whisper in Chapter 2 before she died?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what does Clytenmestra think that she should have done with Electra when she got home?
2. Who was to be in charge while Clytenmestra went to Agamemnon?
3. How does Clytemnestra say that Iphigenia died?
4. What happened to the people who lived with the old woman?
5. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus learn about the missing boys?
6. In Chapter 3, how is Electra's room an outpost of the underworld?
7. In Chapter 3, when Electra says that she is afraid of Aegisthus, how does she describe him?
8. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember happened to her when her father returned from the war?
9. What happens when the boys meet a man with goats in Chapter 2?
10. What does Electra realize about herself and her future in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Leander is a young boy when he and Orestes are kidnapped. How does Leander’s character develop? How does his character demonstrate leadership?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses different points of view in the novel. How does the use of different points of view determine the type of characters depicted and how readers view Clytemnestra, Electra, and Orestes? What does point of view reveal about the power characters do or do not have?
Essay Topic 3
Wind is a symbol in various places in the novel. What roles does wind play in the novel? How does it affect the lives and actions of characters? How does the theme of wind advance or hinder the story?
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