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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. In Chapter 11, why does Thalia say that she did not join the Hunters?

2. In Chapter 11, what grew from an air conditioner when Grover played a tune?

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

4. In Chapter 12, where does a store clerk say that Percy and his companions might be able to get a taxi?

5. In the snack bar at the dam in Chapter 14, how many skeleton warriors come after Zoe, Thalia, Grover, and Percy?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what does Nereus look like when Percy finds him?

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

3. In Chapter 19, why does Athena say that Percy is dangerous?

4. Where are Percy and his companions in Chapter 12?

5. What do Percy and his companions do with the Ophiotaurus in Chapter 16?

6. In Chapter 17, how do Percy and his companions get away from Mount Tamalpais?

7. What does Grover want to do at the end of Chapter 20?

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

9. In Chapter 15, what do Percy and his companion do as they fly through the air with the angel statues?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told from a first-person point of view. How does the point of view of the novel influence what readers know about characters and events? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this point of view?

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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