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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. Where does Annabeth instruct Percy to lead the lifeboat when the coast guard begins following them?
2. What does Tyson call Chiron when he meets him?
3. What does Annabeth refer to the monsters in the gym as in Chapter 3?
4. What is the name of Luke's magical sword?
5. What creatures arrive to take Percy and his friends to the ship in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What creature do Percy and his friends battle in the woods in Chapter 10? How do they escape?
2. Why do Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson go to the ship in Chapter 8? How do they reach the ship?
3. What creatures are attacking Camp Half-Blood when Percy arrives? Who is fighting them?
4. What is in the sarcophagus? Why is it significant?
5. How is Hermes described in Chapter 7? What does he give to Percy?
6. How is Chiron described? What is his position at Camp Half-Blood?
7. How does Annabeth behave toward Tyson when they first meet in Chapter 3?
8. Who is Kronos and what Greek mythology focuses on him?
9. What occurs when the camp directors are deciding what to do about Tyson in Chapter 5? What does this indicate?
10. What are the significance and back-story of Thalia's tree?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the major battles that take place in the novel. What creatures and circumstances must Percy and his friends overcome in order to achieve their objective? How are these battles described? What imagery is used in the battle scenes?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of Camp Half-Blood. Where is Camp Half-Blood located in "real" terms? How do Percy and his friends reach Camp Half-Blood? How has this setting changed since Percy's last visit?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of irony in The Sea of Monsters. How does irony apply to the characters in the novel? What situations evoke irony? What is the purpose of each example of irony discussed?
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