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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 the name of the giant statue Nero erected outside the Roman amphitheater?
2. How does Apollo decide to take down the Colossus?
3. Who thanks Apollo for saving him before leaving the group?
4. Who is Rhea?
5. What does Percy and the other campers to do distract the Colossus while Apollo enchants an arrow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Apollo find in the grove?
2. Who comes to campus in the middle of the battle against the Colossus?
3. What does Apollo decide is the only way to regain control of the Oracles at the end of the novel?
4. How do Apollo and the campers get back to campus from the forest?
5. What does Apollo see when he looks at the Colossus just before shooting him in the ear, and what does he realize?
6. What offering does Apollo give to the geyser god, and how does the geyser god react?
7. How does the Colossus deconstruct?
8. What does Pete tell Apollo the myrmeke usually do before eating their prey?
9. Who shows up at the gates of Dodona just when Apollo and Meg are trying to free the captives?
10. Why does Apollo feel a bit strange when he first catches sight of the Colossus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The story is told entirely from the perspective of Apollo. Analyze the author's choice to tell the story from Apollo's viewpoint. How does reading the events from Apollo's perspective affect the plot?
Essay Topic 2
Apollo is known for his natural skill in the realms of archery and music. In what ways does his relationship with archery and music change while he is a mortal? How does he handle those changes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing how Apollo's past failed relationships have informed him as a person. What lasting affect did his relationships with Daphne and Hyacinthus have on Apollo?
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