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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. Who does Luke give permission to eat Annabeth and Grover in Chapter 18?

2. What does the monster Charybdis represent in mythology?

3. Who is directed to take Annabeth on a tour of the facilities in Chapter 12?

4. What incites Polyphemus to throw the boulder that sinks the ship in Chapter 16?

5. Who reveals Grover's true identity to the Cyclops in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What story does Annabeth relate to Percy to describe her hatred of Cyclopes in Chapter 13?

4. How do Percy and his friends obtain the Golden Fleece in Chapter 15?

5. How do Percy and his friends plot to get the Fleece back to Camp Half-Blood in Chapter 17?

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

7. How are Clarisse, Percy, Annabeth, Tyson, and Grover treated upon returning to Camp Half-Blood?

8. How does Percy save Annabeth in Chapter 13?

9. How does Hermes appear when he arrives in the stables in Chapter 19? Why?

10. What happens in the battle between Luke and Percy in Chapter 18?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

What does Thalia's tree represent symbolically in The Sea of Monsters? How did the tree come into being? What magical qualities does the tree have? What happens with the tree in the story?

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