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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. Who is Apollo's main guide through the burning maze?

2. In Chapter 7, what does the owner of the store approach Apollo to ask?

3. In Chapter 6, what monogram does the emperor Apollo is looking for use?

4. In Chapter 13, where are Piper and her father set to move to?

5. Who does Apollo hear talking on the phone in a menacing way in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Caligula's name come from?

2. Who was the Sybil of Erythrea originally?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Macro have to help him that surprises Apollo?

4. In Chapter 18, how does Piper incapacitate Medea?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Grover do to help Meg's strawberry plants grow?

6. What does Apollo know that Caligula is a master of?

7. In Chapter 11, how does Meg communicate the meaning of Aeithales from her to Apollo?

8. In Chapter 4, why did Roman emperors use the word Princeps to refer to themselves?

9. What are some of the reasons Medea is so dangerous?

10. What rare skill does Piper have that helps Apollo and his friends immeasurably?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the book progresses, Apollo learns more and more about what it means to be human. Write an essay exploring the emotions Apollo comes to associate most closely with being a mortal, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the parent-child relationships between Apollo and his father, Zeus, Meg and her father Philip McCaffrey, and Piper and her father Tristan McLean. Cite specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Apollo demonstrate his loyalty to his friends at different points throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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