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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. Which goddess is knows as Mother Nature?

2. Iris wants Frank to be one of her seven _________.

3. Why do the gorgons believe Percy cannot be killed?

4. What do Karpoi look like?

5. Where do the gorgons finally corner Percy in Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Frank learn on the day of his mother's funeral?

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

3. What is the memory with her mother and Gaea that Hazel experiences in Chapter XVII?

4. What occurs in the exchange between her mother and Pluto, which Hazel remembers in Chapter VI?

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

6. Where do the two gorgons chasing Percy finally corner him, and how does he handle the situation?

7. How does Nico explain who the giants are and what Thanatos's role is in the underworld?

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

9. Describe the setting of Hazel's flashback in Chapter VI.

10. What does Nico explain about Gaea in Chapter V?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Percy's alleged weakness? Do you agree that this is a weakness?

Essay Topic 2

What is the climax in the storyline for each of the main characters: Percy, Hazel, and Frank?

Essay Topic 3

Manipulation is a major theme in this book. Describe at least three different situations where one character is manipulating another. What is their motivation for manipulating someone else? Do the characters being manipulated realize what it happening? If so, why do they allow it to happen?

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