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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 15, how many days is it before the solstice?

2. What does Ares shield turn into in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 12, when does Grover say that the God of the Wild Places disappeared?

4. When do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover pass into St. Louis?

5. What type of car pulls into the car wash as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover are messaging Half-Blood Hill in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Percy take with him when he starts the quest?

2. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

3. What is inside the truck that Percy and his companions ride toward Los Angeles?

4. What does Percy see from the window of the train in Chapter 13?

5. What do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover see after stumbling around in the woods in Chapter 11?

6. What does Annabeth take on the quest in Chapter 10?

7. Where do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover camp at the beginning of Chapter 12?

8. What does Ares look like in Chapter 15?

9. How do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get the money to take the train west?

10. How do Percy and his companions contact Half-Blood Hill In Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Luke gives Percy winged shoes. Why will Chiron not allow Percy to have the shoes? Why are the shoes dangerous for Percy? How do the gift of the shoes foreshadow Luke’s eventual betrayal?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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