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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. Who cursed Medusa?

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

3. What does the leather on Ares vehicle look like?

4. What color cap does Grover wear in Chapter 10?

5. What is Ares' girlfriend's husband's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Ares look like in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

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