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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 16, what transportation does Ares arrange for Percy and his companions?

2. Whose girlfriend did Medusa used to be?

3. What color dress is the woman wearing who comes to the door at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium?

4. Where does the woman in the water in Chapter 14, tell Percy he must go?

5. What metal were ancient drachmas made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annabeth take on the quest in Chapter 10?

2. Where do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover camp at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. What does Ares point out to Percy and his companions as their ride to Los Angeles?

4. Who is Nereid and what does she tell Percy in Chapter 17?

5. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

6. What does Percy realize when he lands in the Mississippi River in Chapter 14?

7. How do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get the money to take the train west?

8. What do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover see after stumbling around in the woods in Chapter 11?

9. In Chapter 10, what does Percy take with him when he starts the quest?

10. In Chapter 15, what does Luke say is happening at the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is fantasy. Why is the novel fantasy rather than science fiction?

Essay Topic 2

The Oracle made a prophesy before Percy left on his quest. What was the prophesy? How was the prophesy fulfilled and how did its fulfillment affect Percy and his companions?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Percy not believe in mythological creatures at first? What circumstances and information convince Percy that mythological creatures are real? How does his realization that the creatures are real affect his life?

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