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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. How long do Percy and his companions ride the boar in Chapter 13?

2. At the end of Chapter 12, what god's presence do Zoe and Grover sense?

3. In Chapter 14, how far do the naiads take Percy and his companions?

4. In Chapter 13, what type of vehicle arrives as Percy and his companions are getting ready to sleep?

5. In Chapter 20, when will Percy be 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about herself does Zoe share with Percy in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 17, why must someone hold the sky?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Percy observe when he arrives at Olympus with his companions?

4. How does Mr. D help Percy and his companions in Chapter 15?

5. At the end of Chapter 18, what do Percy and his companions see has begun?

6. Why does Bianca not wish to go to Las Vegas in Chapter 13?

7. How does Zoe die and how is she remembered?

8. In Chapter 13, who comes to speak with Percy?

9. In Chapter 17, how is Atlas forced into holding the sky?

10. In Chapter 12, why does Bianca say that she wanted to join the Hunters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gods debate whether to save the Ophiotaurus or destroy it. Why is it a difficult decision for the gods to make? What does their decision symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Atlas mocks Thalia and Percy by calling them “the best heroes of the age” (263). Why is Atlas sarcastic when he calls Thalia and Percy heroes? In what way are Percy and Thalia heroes? What do their actions reveal about heroism?

Essay Topic 3

Percy finds a gift from his father when he goes back to camp for the first time in the novel. What is the gift that his father leaves in the cabin? What does the gift symbolize?

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