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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 does Medea wear at her throat?

2. In Chapter 5, where do Apollo and Grover go to try to find Mellie's husband?

3. What does Grover do in order to help Meg's plants grow?

4. What does Piper "borrow" from her neighbor Mr. Bedrossian?

5. In Chapter 16, what happens when people stare at the creatures pulling Medea's chariot?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is different about the new emperor Apollo is facing?

2. Who was the Sybil of Erythrea originally?

3. In Chapter 1, why are strixes so terrifying to Apollo and his friends?

4. In Chapter 14, what is unique about Piper's weapons?

5. In Chapter 5, what is Aeithales?

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

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

8. In Chapter 7, why does Apollo think Coach Hedges is wasting his time stocking up on weapons?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Meg McCaffrey end up fulfilling her father's dreams and honoring his legacy? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How and why does Apollo push and help Meg to better understand her own anger towards her stepfather, Nero? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Riordan's treatment of the theme of power throughout the novel. Specifically, how does Caligula represent the abuse and misuse of power?

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