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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 entree do Percy and his friends have in the captain's quarters of the Confederate ship?

2. What does Percy say his mother is no good at in Chapter 20?

3. What color light emanates from Luke's magical sword?

4. What does one of Luke's men do to summon backup warriors in Chapter 17?

5. Who bestows the laurel wreaths for the winners of the chariot race in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Tyson's disappearance in Chapter 11?

2. What happens when a deer enters the meadow in Chapter 14? What does this imply?

3. Describe Percy's dream in Chapter 13. Who appears in the dream?

4. Who is Ares in Greek mythology? How is he presented in this novel?

5. What does Polyphemus do when he realizes that Annabeth is a girl in Chapter 15?

6. Why does Annabeth want to hear the Sirens' song? How does she attempt to do so?

7. What are the two monsters that Clarisse's ship must pass to enter the Sea of Monsters? How are they described?

8. Where do Percy and his friends arrive in the opening of Chapter 17? How long has it been since their departure?

9. What emerges as Percy's tragic flaw in Chapter 15?

10. What is found at the tree in the end of Chapter 20? What does it signify?

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

Discuss the plot structure of The Sea of Monsters. What is the inciting incident that takes the plot from exposition to rising action? Where does the climax occur? What information and tone are related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the allusions and references to Greek mythology in The Sea of Monsters. How are the gods of Mount Olympus presented in the narrative? Where does Mount Olympus exist in the modern world? How are Greek myths connected thematically with the narrative?

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