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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 say that the Sea of Monsters is located in today's world?

2. Where does Percy meet his friend Tyson to go to school together each day?

3. Where does Annabeth instruct Percy to lead the lifeboat when the coast guard begins following them?

4. When did Grover disappear on a dangerous quest, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Percy describe Hades being in his timeline in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the thermos used in Chapter 10? What does it contain?

3. How do Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson escape the ship in Chapter 9?

4. What occurs when the camp directors are deciding what to do about Tyson in Chapter 5? What does this indicate?

5. What punishment have Annabeth, Percy, and Tyson received? How do they feel about this punishment?

6. Where is Percy's dream set in Chapter 1? What is Grover doing in the dream?

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

8. What important information is related to Percy from the Three Gray Sisters?

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

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 plot structure of The Sea of Monsters. What is the inciting incident that takes the plot from exposition to rising action? Where does the climax occur? What information and tone are related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the implementation of foils in The Sea of Monsters. What characters serve as foils to Percy? In what ways do these characters offset Percy's character? What purpose do these characters serve in addition to acting as foils to the protagonist?

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