House of Names: A Novel Quiz

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In order to achieve her revenge, Clytemnestra employs the help of Aegisthus to complete three stages of a plot. These stages are what (in order)? (from Chapter One: Clytemnestra)

Dispatch of Agamemnon’s four guards; kidnap the sons of the elders; find the poison weaver and orchestrate the murder.

Kidnap the sons of the elders; find the poison weaver and orchestrate the murder; dispatch of Agamemnon’s four guards.

Dispatch of Agamemnon’s four guards; find the poison weaver and orchestrate the murder; kidnap the sons of the elders.

Kidnap the sons of the elders; dispatch of Agamemnon’s four guards; find the poison weaver and orchestrate the murder.

When Chapter Three opens, Electra reminisces about the only time in which she has seen Aegisthus afraid, which was when what happened? (from Chapter Three: Electra)

News came, alerting him that Orestes and two others have escaped from the boarding house.

News came, alerting him that on their way back from the boarding house, Orestes escaped.

News came, alerting him that two of the guards beat one of the boys to death.

News came, alerting him that all the boys from the boarding house have been released.

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

She is alone and has no one.

She is in pain.

She has been reunited with Iphigenea and Agamemnon.

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

After being forced to leave the sheep farmer’s land, Orestes and Leander walk until they arrive at the house of the Old Woman, who agrees to let them stay on what condition? (from Chapter Two: Orestes)

They help her find out what happened to her family.

They do not harm her.

They tend to her farm.

They stay until she dies, or until she asks them to leave.

In order to reach Troy, it is revealed that the old gods have asked Agamemnon to do what? (from Chapter One: Clytemnestra)

Perform a cleansing ritual with his wife and children.

Sacrifice ten heifers.

Sanctify a marriage.

Sacrifice Iphigenia.