View a FREE sample

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 taxi service that Percy and his friends take to the camp?

2. Whose children discovered in the 1950s how to spread franchises?

3. Who does Annabeth refer to as the worst of the Cyclops in Chapter 7?

4. What is Percy's cabin number?

5. What type of creature is Tyson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

Analyze and discuss the character of Grover in The Sea of Monsters. Where and when is Grover's character first introduced to the reader? What type of creature is Grover? How did Grover find himself in his current circumstances in the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 761 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample