House of Names: A Novel Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

At the end of Chapter Two, after the old woman, Mitros, and the dog have died, Orestes and Leander take comfort in what fact(s)? (from Chapter Two: Orestes)

They, too, will die soon – and then all of them will be together again.

They have each other and then can now return home.

They have each other.

They can now return home.

2.

Chapter Five ends with an invocation: Clytemnestra whispers what word in the corridors of the palace, as if calling for this person’s presence? (from Chapter Five: Clytemnestra)

Orestes.

Electra.

Iphigenia.

Aegisthus.

3.

The novel ends following Orestes’ encounter with his mother’s ghost, who tells him what? (from Chapter Six: Orestes)

She is going to haunt him for the rest of his days.

She has been reunited with Iphigenea and Agamemnon.

She is in pain.

She is alone and has no one.

4.

Each night, the old woman tells Orestes and Leander stories, one of which regarded the cause of the war that took the Achaian boats and men, as well as her sons. What did this story center on? (from Chapter Two: Orestes)

Her own daughter, who was taken by the Trojans when they last visited Mycenae; her daughter’s name was Leda, meaning swan.

The man who controls the wind, Aeolus.

A family of four who were turned into swans by the old gods.

The most beautiful girl in the world, daughter to an old god disguised as a swan.

5.

When he returns to the palace, Electra orchestrates the plan that will be used to kill Clytemnestra. Orestes is to take a walk with his mother in the garden, and, when the two are alone, he will do what? (from Chapter Four: Orestes)

Strangle her.

Find a spear hidden in a tree branch and impale her with it.

Find a loose rock and bludgeon her with it.

Find a knife concealed under a rock and stab her with it.

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