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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. In Chapter 3, how many female servants are pregnant with Aegisthus' child or already have a baby by him?

2. In Chapter 2, how long does Orestes go without being beaten by the guards?

3. At the end of Chapter 1, who does Clytemnestra see at the end of her bed watching her?

4. In what direction do Leander, Mithros, and Orestes travel when they escape?

5. When Orestes is sent to the bath in Chapter 2, how many other boys are already there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Clytenmestra had Aegisthus released from the dungeon?

2. Who was to be in charge while Clytenmestra went to Agamemnon?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus learn about the missing boys?

4. What does Electra realize about herself and her future in Chapter 3?

5. How did Agamemnon and Cassandra die?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice as he is traveling with the guards?

7. What does Electra come to realize about the relationship between her mother and Aegisthus and why they stay together?

8. In Chapter 2, what is the first rule that Leander creates and how does he intend for the boys to protect themselves?

9. Who is Aegisthus?

10. What happens to Mitros and his home in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dawn is breaking as Ianthe is getting ready to have her baby. What does the dawn symbolize? How will time change and the things that haunt characters disappear? Why will it not matter who is born or who dies?

Essay Topic 2

Clytemnestra is the one who stabs her husband, but Aegisthus is also guilty. How is Aegisthus tied to the crime? To what extent has Aegisthus influenced Clytemnestra? Why is he also guilty of the murder?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters cannot be trusted. They say one thing and mean another. Of the main characters, what can readers learn about trust? Are any of the main characters trustworthy?

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