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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 grade is Percy in when things start to go bad for him?

2. What color jacket is Percy wearing in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 4, toward what type of tree does Percy's mother tell him to run?

4. Which cabin at the camp belongs to Artemis?

5. What color food does Percy's mom go out of her way to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad things happened on field trips Percy took in fourth and fifth grades?

2. What does Percy see when the bus he is riding in Chapter 2, has to stop because of an engine problem?

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

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

5. What does Percy see at the bottom of the lake in Chapter 7?

6. Who are Annabeth's parents?

7. How does Percy spend his days in Chapter 8?

8. In Chapter 6, what does Percy see when he looks back at the farmhouse?

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

10. What are Grover and Mr. Brunner discussing when Percy overhears them talking in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Percy and Annabelle have lessons to learn about family. What do they both feel about family at the beginning of the novel? What do they have to learn about family? How do their views of family change and affect the way that they view family?

Essay Topic 2

Percy chooses to save himself, Annabeth, and Grover instead of his mother when they are in the Underworld. Does Percy want to save his mother? Why does Percy not choose to save his mother? What is more important than saving his mother and why?

Essay Topic 3

Half-Blood Hill was established for demi-gods. Why was the camp established for demi-gods? Why did the demi-gods need protection and how did Half-Blood Hill provide them the protection they needed?

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