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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. In Chapter 14, how close is Percy's sword when he begins to look around under the water?

3. In Chapter 10, how much money in golden drachmas does the camp store loan Percy?

4. What does Chiron give Percy before Percy leaves on the quest in Chapter 10?

5. What age is the time of Western civilization and the rule of Zeus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the woman look like who greets Percy, Annabeth, and Grover to Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium?

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

6. What does Ares point out to Percy and his companions as their ride to Los Angeles?

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

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

9. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Percy is often faced with situations where he has to choose a course of action. Does Percy choose the right and more difficult course of action or does he opt for the easy course of action? How and why does Percy choose to do what is right even if it is more dangerous or difficult?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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