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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. What are the winged beasts actually that attack the train headed toward the glacier in Alaska?

2. When Hazel is fighting a giant in Chapter Chapter XLVI, what does Frank turn into first in order to help her?

3. When Hazel passes out in Chapter XXIX and travels to her past, who grabs her hand and travels with her?

4. Who shows up as the trio is talking to Thanatos in Chapter XLIV?

5. Frank, Hazel, and Percy find Frank's grandmother's house surrounded by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Arion, and what is the Amazon legend associated with him?

2. What is Phineas' deal with Gaea, and why does it make him so happy?

3. When Hazel blacks out in Chapter XXIX, Frank grabs her hands and goes with her. What do they see in her dream/memory?

4. What suspicion that Frank has about himself does his grandmother confirm?

5. How is Alcyoneus finally killed?

6. When the flying gryphons attack the train headed toward the glacier, how does the trio escape?

7. Who does Frank find at his grandmother's bedside in Chapter XXXIV, and what does that individual tell Frank?

8. Ella helps the trio come up with a plan to defeat Phineas; describe that plan in detail.

9. What challenge does the group upon landing in Canada in Chapter XXXIII?

10. Why is Thanatos surprised that Hazel wants to free him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Hazel and Frank. How does it differ from their relationship with Percy? How does it evolve? Do they feel the same way about one another?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the role of teamwork in "Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: The Son of Neptune". How important was teamwork to the trio's success? Did the three main characters work equally well together, or did two work better together?

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