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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?

2. In Chapter 1, while Clytenmestra was speaking with Achilles, who came to the tents where she was staying with Iphigenia?

3. What makeup did Iphigenia and Clytemnestra wear in Chapter 1 when it was time for the sacrifice?

4. In Chapter 1, who told Clytemnestra that Iphigenia is to be sacrificed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the first rule that Leander creates and how does he intend for the boys to protect themselves?

2. In Chapter 1, how did Clytenmestra control the elders?

3. What happened to the people who lived with the old woman?

4. In Chapter 3, how many times has Electra seen Aegisthus flinch or show fear and how does she describe when she saw fear in him?

5. In Chapter 2, why does each boy have a slate?

6. How did Agamemnon get Clytemnestra and Iphigenia to come to him?

7. How do the boys get the old woman to allow them to stay with her?

8. Who is Aegisthus?

9. How does Clytemnestra say that Iphigenia died?

10. What causes Leander and Orestes to leave the old woman's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Leander returns, he has a scar on his face. How is the scar described in various places? What role does the scar play in characterizing Leander? How does the scar represent past and present injuries in his life?

Essay Topic 2

In ancient Greece, men were powerful and women were subservient. How does Toibin give female characters the power to act and control their lives? How does he depict the lack of power that some male characters have? How is this depiction of agency a reversal of typical roles of men and women in ancient Greece?

Essay Topic 3

Dawn is breaking as Ianthe is getting ready to have her baby. What does the dawn symbolize? How will time change and the things that haunt characters disappear? Why will it not matter who is born or who dies?

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