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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 does the leather on Ares vehicle look like?

2. What music does Grover play in Chapter 12?

3. Who is Ares' girlfriend married to?

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

5. Where does Ares tell Percy to go to get something for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are Annabeth and Percy's parents rivals?

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

7. What does Percy realize when he lands in the Mississippi River in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Percy chooses to save himself, Annabeth, and Grover instead of his mother when they are in the Underworld. Does Percy want to save his mother? Why does Percy not choose to save his mother? What is more important than saving his mother and why?

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, his mom, and Grover are attacked by a Minotaur. What does the Minotaur symbolize about the challenges that Percy will be facing? How does the Minotaur symbolize the costs that Percy and those around him will pay as they face challenges?

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