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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. Although Thanatos acts as the border security for the underworld, who actually runs the underworld?

2. Where to Frank and Hazel take Percy at the beginning of Chapter XXI?

3. What do Karpoi look like?

4. What year is Hazel actually from?

5. What is the setting of the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the trio see when they climb atop a giant rock after the Karpoi leave In Chapter XX?

2. Why is the Fifth Cohort disgraced?

3. Reyna revievls in Chapter XV how she knows Percy previously. How have they met?

4. Describe the old woman on the hillside, and the two options she offers Percy.

5. Why does Frank think his father is the god Apollo?

6. Who is Octavian, and how can he be described?

7. Who is Reyna, and where does Percy meet her?

8. What is the Senate's general attitude toward Frank, Hazel, and Percy's mission, and how does Octavian capitalize on this attitude?

9. Why/how is Frank humiliated at the meeting in Chapter VII?

10. From what perspective are Chapters I-IV told, and what advantage does this offer readers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's extensive use of foreshadowing throughout the book. Where is it used? Is it used effectively? It is recognizable in the moment, or only in hindsight?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did the author use the literary technique of foreshadowing in "Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: The Son of Neptune"? Was it used effectively?

Essay Topic 3

Frank learns that he has the power to turn himself into different animals. Discuss the significance of this gift, as well as the specific animals he turns into throughout the story. Is there any symbolism behind his animal choices?

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