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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, when does Clytemnestra say that Orestes' room is best?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

2. In Chapter 4, who are the only people that Clytemnestra says that she trusts?
(a) Orestes and Theodotus.
(b) Orestes and Aegisthus.
(c) Orestes and Electra.
(d) Orestes and Dinos.

3. In Chapter 5, before Clytemnestra begins to remember words, what is she left with?
(a) Black and grey.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Grey traces and clues.
(d) Shadows and hints.

4. In Chapter 4, where are Mitros and Theodotus being held?
(a) Underground in the gardens.
(b) Fortress where the boys were held.
(c) Dungeon.
(d) A village by the sea.

5. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days and 2 nights.
(c) A day and night.
(d) 2 days.

6. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 night.
(c) 2 nights.
(d) 3 days.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what lingers most for Clytemnestra?
(a) Traces of people.
(b) Her deceased husband and daughter.
(c) Her memories.
(d) Her actions in the past.

8. In Chapter 6, what are the slaves doing that Agamemnon captured so long ago?
(a) Fighting Leander's army.
(b) Building irrigation canals.
(c) Clearing rocks.
(d) Marauding settlements and attacking houses.

9. On page 241, what is the first word that occurs to Clytemnestra?
(a) Dream.
(b) Home.
(c) Sword.
(d) Nightmare.

10. What does Electra tell Orestes when he asks the size of their army in Chapter 6?
(a) They have no army.
(b) They have about 150 men.
(c) They have about 100 men.
(d) They have about 50 men.

11. In Chapter 4, who does Ianthe say killed her family?
(a) Clytemnestra's men.
(b) Guards from the palace.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Other villagers.

12. In Chapter 6, by whose memory does Leander swear that he believes Clytemnestra is waling the corridors of the palace?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

13. In Chapter 6, when Orestes enters Electra's room one day, who does he see her speaking with at the window?
(a) Aegisthus.
(b) Guard.
(c) One of the elders.
(d) Leander.

14. In Chapter 6, who is the father of Ianthe's child?
(a) Orestes.
(b) Aegisthus.
(c) Rapist.
(d) A soldier.

15. On page 242, what breaks the silence at night?
(a) Dogs and cats.
(b) Guards and lizards.
(c) Wind and rain.
(d) Guards and cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra hope will happen before she fades?

2. In Chapter 4, what domesticated animals do Orestes and Leander see after eating a rabbit?

3. In Chapter 4, after Orestes helps Mitros and Theodotus, where does a guard tell him to go in the night?

4. In Chapter 4, as the boys are in soft hills, what does Leander catch in a trap?

5. On page 242, what does Clytemnestra realize she is doing?

(see the answer keys)

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