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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. What color does Percy describe Chiron's eyes as being in Chapter 18?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Bright green.
(c) Deep brown.
(d) Light gray.

2. Hermes tells Percy that the hardest part of being a god is that you must often act how, in Chapter 19?
(a) Omnisciently.
(b) Wickedly.
(c) Naturally.
(d) Indirectly.

3. What does Tyson do to repair the ship in Chapter 11?
(a) He fixes the pistons.
(b) He reconstructs the engine.
(c) He patches the leak.
(d) He repairs the brakes.

4. What type of creatures help Percy and his friends escape Polyphemus's island in Chapter 16?
(a) Naiads.
(b) Laistrygonians.
(c) Scythian Dracaenae.
(d) Hippocampi.

5. Why do the Confederate soldiers show initial interest in Percy?
(a) Because he is from England.
(b) Because his last name is Lee.
(c) Because his last name is Jackson.
(d) Because he is from New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emerges from Percy's watch during the chariot race in Chapter 19?

2. What color is the pegasus described as in Chapter 18?

3. What food item does Tantalus manage to grab hold of before he is dismissed in Chapter 17?

4. What does Beckendorf toss into Percy's chariot in the race in Chapter 19?

5. What does Annabeth claim she did to the Cyclops to free her friends from his lair in Brooklyn in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Circe in Greek mythology and how is she presented in the novel?

2. What does Chiron reveal to Percy about his history in Chapter 18?

3. Where is Tyson going for the summer in Chapter 20? Why?

4. How does Percy expose Luke's actions in Chapter 17?

5. What does Annabeth reveal the Oracle's prophesy to be that involves Percy?

6. How do Percy and his friends plot to get the Fleece back to Camp Half-Blood in Chapter 17?

7. What happens when a deer enters the meadow in Chapter 14? What does this imply?

8. What appears to be Clarisse's fatal flaw in Chapter 16?

9. What story does Annabeth relate to Percy to describe her hatred of Cyclopes in Chapter 13?

10. How does Percy save Annabeth in Chapter 13?

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