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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what work are Leander, Mithros, and Orestes offered in return for food and shelter from a man with goats?
(a) Dig ditches.
(b) Milk goats.
(c) Clean out barns.
(d) Sow a field.

2. In Chapter 3, who sends a message and asks Electra to go to his house?
(a) Theodotus.
(b) Cobon.
(c) Mitros.
(d) Achilles.

3. In Chapter 3, after Clytemnestra orders men to search for Orestes and the other boys, what does Electra compare her to?
(a) Lion.
(b) Bird.
(c) Dog.
(d) Peacock.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Orestes notice in the palace as he waits to welcome his father?
(a) Laughing and talking.
(b) Whispered conversations among the guards.
(c) 3-4 people talking in a nearby room.
(d) Emptiness and silence.

5. In Chapter 3, where does Electra go to hear news?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Hall outside her mother's room.
(c) Corner of her mother's room.
(d) Courtyard.

6. In Chapter 3, what does Electra say have infested the place where she and Iphigenia used to meet?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Weasels.

7. In Chapter 1, when Agamemnon sent Clytemnestra home, how many men did he send to guard her?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

8. In Chapter 2 when the old woman dies, how long have the boys lived with her?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

9. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?
(a) From her sister's wardrobe.
(b) Her mother orders new clothes for her.
(c) She hires a seamstress.
(d) Aegisthus brings them to her.

10. In Chapter 2, how long does Orestes go without being beaten by the guards?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

11. When was Clytemnestra released from the pit in Chapter 1?
(a) Third night.
(b) Second day.
(c) First night.
(d) Third day.

12. In Chapter 3, what does Theodotus say happened to the boys when they were imprisoned?
(a) Entertained and given tutors.
(b) Taught to fight.
(c) Beaten, badly treated, and starved.
(d) Well care for.

13. What does Clytemnestra have for Agamemnon when he comes home from murdering Iphigenia?
(a) Wine.
(b) Knife.
(c) Food.
(d) Dagger.

14. In Chapter 2, when the boys are set upon by dogs after leaving the man with goats, where does a dog grab Leander?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Arm.
(d) Buttocks.

15. At the end of Chapter 2, what happens to the dog?
(a) Dies.
(b) Follows Leander and Orestes.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Stays at the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many guards lead Orestes away from the palace?

2. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?

3. How old was Orestes when Iphigenia died?

4. In Chapter 1, where does the old and difficult woman with powers live?

5. As Orestes travels with the guards in Chapter 2, what birds does he notice?

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