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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 has told Grover about an override command he can use on the robots in Chapter 8?

2. What does Apollo ask for advice on how to defeat the strixes in Chapter 2?

3. What was Meg's last memory of Aeithales from childhood?

4. In Chapter 3, what does Grover do to buy everyone some time from the attacking strixes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of hardship has befallen the McLean family?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Meg and her father leave Aeithales?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Apollo feel, now that he is mortal, about his failure to preserve, protect, and look after his oracles from when he was the god of prophecy? Why do you think he feels as he does? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Apollo's feelings about his history, heritage and family and Meg McCaffrey's feelings about her history, heritage, and family, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Apollo emphasizes at several points in the book that modern weapons do not work against ancient beings. Write an essay exploring the significance of this facet of the plot, and discuss what Riordan might be trying to communicate about modern weapons and warfare through this choice.

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