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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 6, by whose memory does Leander swear that he believes Clytemnestra is waling the corridors of the palace?
2. In Chapter 6, what time of day does Leander come to the palace with his army?
3. In Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra think that she will fade?
4. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
5. In Chapter 5, what remnant persists of thought for Clytemnestra?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 4, what is strange as Orestes and Leander's walk away from the house of the man who herded goats?
2. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra say about trust?
3. In Chapter 4, what do Leander and Orestes find when they get to the house where the man herded goats?
4. How does Electra change with Leander's return?
5. How does Orestes kill his mother?
6. What do Leander and the elders decide to do with Aegisthus and why?
7. In Chapter 4, what does Leander catch in a trap and why is it difficult to eat?
8. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra see about her mother?
9. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra tell Orestes about his being sent away?
10. What does Leander do when he arrives at the palace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
After killing his mother, Orestes seems to not have a place in the palace. Why does Orestes seem to be relegated to silence? What does the role he is relegated to signify?
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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