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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 at the top of the stakes posted at the gates of Dodona?

2. What insult does Apollo shout at the Colossus?

3. What does Apollo refuse to do until Meg orders him?

4. What does Apollo realize Nero is planning to do?

5. What does the arrow Apollo found in the grove do that he does not expect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What weapon did Apollo choose to take with him into the forest, and why?

2. What happens to Apollo on his way back to camp?

3. What does Apollo do to the arrow that he wants to shoot the Colossus with?

4. What new weapons does Apollo pick up at the armory before heading back out to the woods, and why?

5. How does the Colossus deconstruct?

6. What is the Colossus Neronis, and what does it have to do with Camp Half-Blood?

7. What is sticking out of the ground at the gates to the Grove of Dodona?

8. Who puts out the fire the Nero starts in the forest before escaping, and how does Apollo feel about it?

9. What did Apollo hear from the wind chimes that Meg put in the trees in the Grove of Dodona?

10. What does Rhea tell Apollo during their conversation in the forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Apollo's role as a father. How does Apollo change and develop as a father throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore how Apollo has demonstrated personal growth and improvement throughout the novel. How does the Apollo at the beginning of the novel differ from that at the end?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the significance of the Oracles in the novel. What about the presence of Oracles is so important to this world? Use specific details from the novel to support your claims.

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