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

2. In Chapter 14, what type of boat goes over Percy when he is in the river?

3. What creature does Percy face at the St. Louis Arch?

4. What color dress is the woman wearing who comes to the door at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium?

5. What is the subject of the book that Annabeth brings to read if she gets bored in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ares look like in Chapter 15?

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

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

5. Why is Poseidon responsible for Medusa?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Percy and Annabelle have lessons to learn about family. What do they both feel about family at the beginning of the novel? What do they have to learn about family? How do their views of family change and affect the way that they view family?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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