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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. During the camp tour in Chapter 6, where do campers start to say, "That's him," when they see Percy?

2. Who is Clarisse's father?

3. What does Mr. D want to turn Percy into in Chapter 9?

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

5. Who is Annabeth's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Percy describe his drink in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, what would Dionysus do to Percy if he had his way?

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

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

8. Who does Grover say that the old ladies were that Percy saw by the side of the road?

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

10. How does Percy describe himself in Chapter 1?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Events were often catalysts for change. What events were catalysts for change throughout the novel? Were these positive or negative catalysts? How did these catalysts affect Percy and the young man he becomes by the end of the novel?

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