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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the Gray Sisters tell the location of the Golden Fleece to 3,000 years ago?
(a) Jason.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Atlas.
(d) Homer.

2. When did the top gods make a pact not to reproduce with mortals, according to Percy in Chapter 5?
(a) After World War II.
(b) After the American Civil War.
(c) After World War I.
(d) After the Vietnam War.

3. What does Tyson hit the hellhound with when it charges Percy in Chapter 9?
(a) A fire extinguisher.
(b) A shovel.
(c) His sword.
(d) A coffee table.

4. What is the currency of Mount Olympus?
(a) The atlas.
(b) The cylona.
(c) The drachma.
(d) The lastrygonian.

5. When did Grover disappear on a dangerous quest, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) July.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kronos referred to as in the narrative?

2. How old was Thalia when she transformed into a tree?

3. What type of creature is Tyson?

4. What is engraved on the pen that Percy keeps under his pillow as he sleeps?

5. What does Annabeth refer to the monsters in the gym as in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Chiron described? What is his position at Camp Half-Blood?

2. Why is the Golden Fleece significant in The Sea of Monsters?

3. Who is Kronos and what Greek mythology focuses on him?

4. How is Hermes described in Chapter 7? What does he give to Percy?

5. Who are the women driving the cab in Chapter 3? How are they described?

6. What creatures are attacking Camp Half-Blood when Percy arrives? Who is fighting them?

7. What are the significance and back-story of Thalia's tree?

8. How does Percy describe the cabin set-ups at the camp in Chapter 5?

9. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? How does this impact the story?

10. Why do Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson go to the ship in Chapter 8? How do they reach the ship?

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