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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 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?
2. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?
3. What are the plans to honor Dinos when he arrives at the palace in Chapter 3?
4. In Chapter 3, where does Electra get new clothes?
5. At the end of Chapter 3, where does Electra think that she will see Orestes when he returns?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, what does Electra remember happened to her when her father returned from the war?
2. In Chapter 2, why does each boy have a slate?
3. What does Electra come to realize about the relationship between her mother and Aegisthus and why they stay together?
4. Who is Aegisthus?
5. In Chapter 2, how do Leander, Orestes, and Mithros escape?
6. What happens to Mitros and his home in Chapter 3?
7. In Chapter 1, what does Clytenmestra think that she should have done with Electra when she got home?
8. What does Electra realize about herself and her future in Chapter 3?
9. How does Clytemnestra say that Iphigenia died?
10. Toward the end of Chapter 3, what does Electra realize might free her and how does she try to gain freedom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rather than kill their mother herself, Electra has Orestes kill her. How does Electra persuade Orestes to kill their mother? What are her motives for not killing their mother herself?
Essay Topic 2
Orestes is a young boy when the novel begins. How is Orestes’ character developed in the novel? What physical and internal journeys does he take, and how do those journeys shape the man he becomes?
Essay Topic 3
After killing his mother, Orestes seems to not have a place in the palace. Why does Orestes seem to be relegated to silence? What does the role he is relegated to signify?
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