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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. How does Percy's mother celebrate special occasions?

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

3. With whom are Percy, Tyson, and Annabeth punished with working in the kitchen patrol in Chapter 7?

4. Who does Annabeth say that Percy reminds her the most of in Chapter 10?

5. What book does Percy describe studying in English class where the final exam was for the children to spend an hour on the playground unsupervised?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What signals have been seen in Chapters 1 and 2 to indicate the arrival of Annabeth?

4. What is revealed to be Luke's ultimate goal in Chapter 9?

5. Over what does Poseidon rule? How is Poseidon connected to the novel?

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

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

8. What irony involves Monster Donuts in Chapter 10?

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

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 narrative style of The Sea of Monsters. From what perspective is the story narrated? What are the benefits of this narrative style? In what ways does this narrative perspective limit the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of coming of age in The Sea of Monsters. In what ways do each of the main characters grow in the story? What symbolism connects to this theme? How is this theme developed through setting and imagery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kronos's role in The Sea of Monsters. What is Kronos's position among the gods of Mount Olympus? Who punished Kronos to Tartarus? What does Kronos represent symbolically in the novel?

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