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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 happens to a person when a strix cuts him?

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

3. In Chapter 15, where do creatures like the one guarding the entrance to the Burning Maze go when they die?

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

5. In Chapter 14, what is Piper wearing in her hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, what does Macro want with Apollo?

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, why is Grover so affected by the smell of strawberries?

8. How does Apollo know who the emperor he is facing is?

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

10. Where does Caligula's name come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the revitalization and restoration of the McCaffrey mansion in Chapter 46 represent? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Apollo is so devastated by Crest's death? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do Jason Grace's dioramas, diagrams, and architectural plans meant to honor the gods symbolize in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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