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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where are the rebels gaining strength?
(a) Outside the palace.
(b) In villages.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) By the sea.

2. Where is Orestes grabbed when he is waiting for his mother in Chapter 6?
(a) Waist.
(b) Shoulders.
(c) Back.
(d) Arm.

3. In Chapter 4, who does Orestes realize orders the killing of Leander's family?
(a) Dinos.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

4. In Chapter 4, why does Clytemnestra say that Aegisthus eats with them?
(a) He saved them.
(b) He is part of the family.
(c) He protects them.
(d) They are in danger.

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

6. In Chapter 6, how many men does Ianthe say attacked her when her family was slaughtered?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

9. On page 242, what can the guards feel when Clytemnestra comes from the garden?
(a) A disturbance.
(b) A whisper.
(c) A breeze.
(d) A movement.

10. In Chapter 6, who does Orestes tell Ianthe moves in the palace corridors at night?
(a) Theodotus.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

11. What image comes to Clytemnestra on page 241?
(a) Someone running.
(b) Someone walking.
(c) Iphigenia's death.
(d) Someone in a garden breathing hard.

12. In Chapter 6 after Leander returns, where does Ianthe spend her days?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) Electra's room.
(c) The busiest room.
(d) The garden.

13. On page 241, what is guiding Clytemnestra?
(a) A spirit.
(b) Iphigenia.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Shadowy stability.

14. What does Leander ask for when he sends a message in Chapter 6?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Space for prisoners.
(c) Gold.
(d) The dungeons cleared.

15. In Chapter 6, what is decided to be done with the slaves Agamemnon captured so long ago?
(a) Put them in the army.
(b) Send them to a territory.
(c) Put them back to work.
(d) Kill them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who tells Orestes that his mother killed his father?

2. What does Electra tell Orestes when he asks the size of their army in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, who does Ianthe say killed her family?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what do the guards do when Clytemnestra whispers Orestes' name?

5. In Chapter 4, what guard supports Leander after Orestes returns to the palace?

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