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

2. What type of guards serve the emperor?

3. What kind of car does Gleeson Hedges drive?

4. Who did Nero used to tell Meg to be careful not to awaken?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Grover carry Apollo out of the Labyrinth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Coach Hedges suggest Apollo and his friends go to to try to find the way into the maze?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, what stunning move does Grover make to buy everyone some time from the strixes?

6. Who was the Sybil of Erythrea originally?

7. In Chapter 5, where do Grover and Apollo go at Mellie's request, despite Grover's exhaustion?

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

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

10. In Chapter 5, what is Aeithales?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do you think Apollo does not think of his decision to kill himself as a true self-sacrifice in Chapter 32? Do you agree or disagree with him? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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