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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 XLVIII, who are Frank and Hazel surprised to find back at the glacier?

2. What about Thanatos surprises Frank and Percy?

3. What does the visitor by Frank's grandmother's bedside tell Frank about Percy?

4. When the train is attacked by large winged beasts in Chapter XXXVIII, what do the other tourists think the bests are?

5. What are Percy, Hazel, and Frank doing when they are attacked by gryphons in Chapter XLII?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is each member of the trio's, plus Arion, job while freeing Thanatos and fighting Alcyoneus?

2. How can the harpie Ella be described, and why does Phineas want her so badly?

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 three forms of transportation do the trio end up using to get to the glacier?

5. As the glacier is breaking under their feet, what two things does Hazel ask Thanatos, and what is his response?

6. Why does Percy slightly change what Arion says through translation?

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

8. How is Alcyoneus finally killed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Which of the three main characters - Percy, Hazel, and Frank - experienced the most growth in character throughout "Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: The Son of Neptune"?

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