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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 cap does Grover wear in Chapter 10?

2. What does Ares shield turn into in Chapter 16?

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

4. What types of guns does Ares have on his vehicle?

5. How far did Percy fall from the arch according to Annabeth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 15, what does Luke say is happening at the camp?

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

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

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

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

10. What is inside the truck that Percy and his companions ride toward Los Angeles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Percy often feels that he has no control over his life. In what ways does Percy feel he has not control over his life? Why does he decide that he must control his own fate and destiny? How does he gain control over his destiny and how does that affect the outcome of his quest?

Essay Topic 2

Annabelle has a Yankee’s ball cap that makes her invisible. In what ways does Annabelle feel invisible? How does the cap symbolize the invisibility that Annabelle feels?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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