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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 Grover wearing in the dream that visits Percy in Chapter 11?

2. Where does Chiron plan to place an ad for the job of protecting the Fleece?

3. What food item does Tantalus manage to grab hold of before he is dismissed in Chapter 17?

4. Why do the Confederate soldiers show initial interest in Percy?

5. What emerges from Percy's watch during the chariot race in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

5. What attack plan does Percy order in Chapter 15? How does it play out?

6. How does Percy describe Polyphemus's island in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Annabeth in The Sea of Monsters. Where does Annabeth live? Who are Annabeth's parents? What kind of relationship does Annabeth have with Percy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the major battles that take place in the novel. What creatures and circumstances must Percy and his friends overcome in order to achieve their objective? How are these battles described? What imagery is used in the battle scenes?

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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