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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 is the poodle that Grover finds in Chapter 12?

2. What snack is with the things that Ares gives Percy and his companions as he sends them west?

3. What is the name of the place where Percy goes to get something for Ares in Chapter 15?

4. What heritage does the woman seem to be who is at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium?

5. What color shirt is Ares wearing in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Nereid and what does she tell Percy in Chapter 17?

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

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

4. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

5. How do Percy and his companions get to Los Angeles from Vegas in Chapter 17?

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

7. What does the Santa Monica beach look like when Percy arrives with his companions in Chapter 17?

8. Who gives Percy a message when he is in the river and what is the message?

9. What does Ares look like in Chapter 15?

10. What are the newspapers saying about Percy in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Even before Percy is acknowledge as Poseidon’s son, there are indications that Percy might be the son of Poseidon. What signs were there that Percy might be the son of Poseidon? Why were these signs indications that he might be Poseidon’s son?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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