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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Orestes sometimes remember in the night?
(a) Being with his father.
(b) Death of Iphigenia.
(c) Killing his mother.
(d) Sword fights with guards.

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, what feelings does Clytemnestra say that she felt before coming to the place where she is now?
(a) Happiness and peace.
(b) Sorrow and rage.
(c) Sadness and devastation.
(d) Frustration and anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Orestes' mother wearing when he sees her in Chapter 6?

2. At the end of Chapter 6, why is Leander looking for Orestes?

3. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes that he can trust?

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

5. What comes to Clytemnestra in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What village do Leander and Orestes finally approach in Chapter 4, and why does Leander believe they will be safe there?

2. In Chapter 4 when Orestes returns to the palace, what does his mother tell him about Theodotus?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Leander and Orestes find when they get to the house where the man herded goats?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra see about her mother?

5. After Leander learns about the death of Clytemnestra and his family in Chapter 6, what does he ask for?

6. In Chapter 6, what message does Leander send as he prepares to come to the palace?

7. What is Aegisthus' position once Leander returns?

8. In Chapter 4, what is strange as Orestes and Leander's walk away from the house of the man who herded goats?

9. How is Leander welcomed when he arrives at his family's home in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 4, where do Leander's family want him to go and why?

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