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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. How old does Percy say that Mrs. Dodds is?

2. How old is Percy?

3. What does Percy say that Mrs. Dodds always wears?

4. How old was Annabeth when she came to the camp?

5. In Chapter 1, how many different schools has Percy been in during the last six years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like for Percy when he moves to Cabin 3?

2. What crop is grown at the camp and why?

3. What does Percy's stepfather, Gabe, do?

4. Who is Grover and what is he like?

5. How did Grover's talk go with Mr. D?

6. What does the mess hall area look like in Chapter 7?

7. How does Percy describe himself in Chapter 1?

8. What does Percy see when he walks around the farmhouse where he had been staying in Chapter 5?

9. Who is Percy's father, and how does he discover who his father is?

10. How does Annabeth say that you get to Olympus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Percy, his mom, and Grover are attacked by a Minotaur. What does the Minotaur symbolize about the challenges that Percy will be facing? How does the Minotaur symbolize the costs that Percy and those around him will pay as they face challenges?

Essay Topic 2

The bolt of Zeus and the helm of Hades were missing. What was the importance of these objects? What did they symbolize? Why was it a crisis for the items to be missing?

Essay Topic 3

Percy trusts almost no one except his mother. Why does Percy have difficult trusting people? What are some events that show his distrust? How does Percy learn to trust and who does he learn to trust? Why is it important for Percy to learn to trust himself and others?

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