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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 sunglasses does Ares wear?

2. What God is Grover seeking in Chapter 12?

3. What does Annabeth give Percy for breakfast in Chapter 12?

4. Where do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover sleep at the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 15, how many days is it before the solstice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The novel is fantasy. Why is the novel fantasy rather than science fiction?

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