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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 is the name of the candy store where Percy's mother works?

2. What does Annabeth say the monsters in the gym are called in English in Chapter 3?

3. What does Tyson call Chiron when he meets him?

4. What does Tyson call the bull when he punches it in the face in Chapter 4?

5. What creatures come up from the canoe lake for dinner at the pavilion in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Chiron described? What is his position at Camp Half-Blood?

9. How is Hermes described in Chapter 7? What does he give to Percy?

10. What irony involves Monster Donuts in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's depictions of Dionysus (Mr. D) and Tantalus in the novel. What positions do these characters hold? What are their personality traits? What does each character hope to achieve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Polyphemus in the novel. Is Polyphemus a protagonist or antagonist? Why? What does he most want to attain in the novel? Does he? Why or why not?

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