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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 school does Percy attend?

2. What distance does Percy say the ship traveled overnight when they reach Virginia Beach in Chapter 9?

3. What type of creature is Tyson?

4. Who is the 15-year-old African American kid who leads in the Hephaestus cabin dwellers at the dining pavilion in Chapter 5?

5. What birds attacked during the chariot race?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in the sarcophagus? Why is it significant?

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

3. How is Tyson described in Chapter 2? Where does Tyson live?

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

5. What takes place during the chariot races in Chapter 6?

6. How does Annabeth behave toward Tyson when they first meet in Chapter 3?

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

8. What is a satyr? What attributes of satyrs are described in illustrating Grover?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Analyze and discuss the character of Percy Jackson as the protagonist of The Sea of Monsters. What attributes does Percy possess that make him a strong hero? What are Percy's faults? How does Percy's character evolve in the course of the novel?

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