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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. Who has a private meeting at the beginning of Chapter XV?

2. What two groups does Frank's grandmother say have a lot in common in Chapter X?

3. What year is Hazel actually from?

4. During the war game in Chapter XI, what does Hazel use her powers to do?

5. What is Ploybotes' army made up of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Percy's dream at the beginning of Chapter XIII.

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

3. Iris is introduced in Chapter XXI; how can she be described?

4. Describe at least three different things Iris tells Frank in their private talk in Chapter XXII?

5. Who tries to kidnap Hazel in Chapter XIX, and how does she escape them?

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

7. Why is the Fifth Cohort disgraced?

8. How does Frank defeat the snakes that ambush him in Chapter XXIV?

9. What is the catch about Frank using his sword to summon Grey?

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

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

There are many conflicts throughout the story. Compare and contrast at least three different types of conflict from the list below:

• Man against Man

• Man against Nature

• Man against Himself

• Man against God

• Man against Society

• Man caught in the Middle

• Man & Woman

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did the author use Irony in "Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: The Son of Neptune"? Explain at least two instances of irony in the novel.

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