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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 color jacket is Percy wearing in Chapter 4?

2. Where does Luke have a scar?

3. Which cabin at the camp belongs to Artemis?

4. What is the name of Percy's best friend in sixth grade?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Percy describe himself in Chapter 1?

2. Who are Annabeth's parents?

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

4. In Chapter 6, why might the Council of Cloven Elders think that Grover did not reach his goal?

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

6. How does Percy describe his mother?

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

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

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

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

Percy is immature at the beginning of the novel. How does Percy mature in the novel? What events and challenges cause him to grow up? How does Percy come of age in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Percy is called a hero. Why would Percy be called a hero? What actions of his were heroic? How do the experiences he has make him a hero?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Percy not believe in mythological creatures at first? What circumstances and information convince Percy that mythological creatures are real? How does his realization that the creatures are real affect his life?

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