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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 does Percy say his mother is no good at in Chapter 20?
(a) Paying bills.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Staying angrying.
(d) Cleaning house.

2. How does the Cyclops entrap Clarisse and Grover in his cave when he goes to tend to his flocks?
(a) He uses an electric shield to bar the door.
(b) He puts a magical spell over the opening.
(c) He straps several chains across the door.
(d) He places a boulder over the entrance.

3. What word refers to deadly pride and is revealed to be Annabeth's fatal flaw?
(a) Humility.
(b) Hubris.
(c) Bravado.
(d) Lasciviousness.

4. Who is the only one of Percy's friends who is not hunted by the murderous sheep?
(a) Annabeth.
(b) Hylla.
(c) Clarisse.
(d) Tyson.

5. Who does Luke give permission to eat Annabeth and Grover in Chapter 18?
(a) Oreius.
(b) Hylla.
(c) Kronos.
(d) Agrius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of Luke's men do to summon backup warriors in Chapter 17?

2. What does Percy toss into the rainbow colored water in Chapter 17?

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

4. For how long have Percy and his friends been away from camp once they reach shore in Chapter 17?

5. How does Percy manage to get into the Cyclops's cave in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Polyphemus do when he realizes that Annabeth is a girl in Chapter 15?

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

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

4. How do Percy and his friends escape Polyphemus's island in Chapter 16?

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

6. How does Percy describe Polyphemus's island in Chapter 14?

7. What sacrifice does Percy make in Chapter 17? Why?

8. What attack plan does Percy order in Chapter 15? How does it play out?

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

10. How does Percy save Annabeth in Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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