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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. What does Annabeth give to Percy to help him heal after he has been injured in the bull fight in Chapter 4?

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

3. What are the names of the snakes that encircle the jogger's phone in Chapter 7?

4. In Greek and Roman mythology, a satyr is a cross between a human and what?

5. How are the two bulls atop the hill described in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What Greek myth involves Jason and the Golden Fleece?

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

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

5. What creature do Percy and his friends battle in the woods in Chapter 10? How do they escape?

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

7. Where do Percy, Tyson, and Annabel live? What is the approximation from this setting to Camp Half-Blood?

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

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

10. Who is Matt Sloan and what role does he play in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and analyze the character of Annabeth in The Sea of Monsters. Where does Annabeth live? Who are Annabeth's parents? What kind of relationship does Annabeth have with Percy?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Tyson in The Sea of Monsters. How does Percy know Tyson? What type of creature is Tyson revealed to be? How does Tyson's character evolve in the course of the novel?

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