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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. Where does the woman in the water in Chapter 14, tell Percy he must go?

2. What color sunglasses does Ares wear?

3. In Chapter 15, where did Percy, Annabeth, and Grover last eat?

4. What day is it at the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. What reward has been posted for Gladiola's return in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14 as Percy walks ashore, what does he hear a news reporter saying?

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

3. What happened to Pan?

4. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

5. Why does Percy jump off the Gateway Arch in St. Louis at the end of Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ares give Percy before they head off to Los Angeles?

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

The bolt of Zeus and the helm of Hades were missing. What was the importance of these objects? What did they symbolize? Why was it a crisis for the items to be missing?

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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