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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. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who is killed?
(a) Leander.
(b) Dinos.
(c) Aegisthus.
(d) Theodotus.
2. On page 241, what is guiding Clytemnestra?
(a) A spirit.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Shadowy stability.
(d) Iphigenia.
3. In Chapter 6, what does Leander tell Orestes that the elders want to do with Orestes?
(a) Send him away.
(b) Break his legs.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Imprison him.
4. In Chapter 4, what time of day does Clytemnestra want Orestes to leave and meet Dinos?
(a) Dawn.
(b) First light.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Mid-day.
5. In Chapter 5, what replaces truth and knowledge?
(a) Being perplexed and bewildered.
(b) Being unmoored and lost.
(c) Being lost and scared.
(d) Being unstable and unanchored.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Orestes' mother wearing when he sees her in Chapter 6?
2. In Chapter 6, what is decided to be done with the slaves Agamemnon captured so long ago?
3. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
4. In Chapter 5, what does Clytemnestra hope will happen before she fades?
5. In Chapter 6, how many guards enter the palace with Leander?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Leander welcomed when he arrives at his family's home in Chapter 4?
2. How does Electra change with Leander's return?
3. As Clytemnestra walks in the corridors of the palace, what image does she see?
4. Why does Orestes believe that he is singled out for solitude after Leander returns in Chapter 6?
5. What village do Leander and Orestes finally approach in Chapter 4, and why does Leander believe they will be safe there?
6. At the end of Chapter 5, how does Clytemnestra get Orestes' attention, and what happens when the guards sense her?
7. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra say about trust?
8. In Chapter 4, what does Leander catch in a trap and why is it difficult to eat?
9. In Chapter 4, what does Clytemnestra ask Orestes to help her with in the morning?
10. In Chapter 4, what does Electra say about the gods?
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