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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 does Annabeth claim she did to the Cyclops to free her friends from his lair in Brooklyn in Chapter 13?

2. What is Grover wearing in the dream that visits Percy in Chapter 11?

3. What color does Percy describe Chiron's eyes as being in Chapter 18?

4. What does the monster Charybdis represent in mythology?

5. Who has managed to salvage the bag of cash that Percy and his friends believed they had lost in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the chariot race play out in Chapter 19?

4. What sacrifice does Percy make in Chapter 17? Why?

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

6. Who is Circe in Greek mythology and how is she presented in the novel?

7. How does Percy save Annabeth in Chapter 13?

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

9. Where is Tyson going for the summer in Chapter 20? Why?

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

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

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 3

Discuss the implementation of foils in The Sea of Monsters. What characters serve as foils to Percy? In what ways do these characters offset Percy's character? What purpose do these characters serve in addition to acting as foils to the protagonist?

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