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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 takes Apollo and Meg to find Piper McLean?

2. In Chapter 17, how does Meg avoid hearing Medea's charm-speak?

3. What do dryads most like to eat in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 7, who is Macro working for?

5. What does Neos Helios mean in Greek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was the Sybil of Erythrea originally?

6. Where does Caligula's name come from?

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

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

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

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

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

How does Apollo convince Helios to settle into a sort of peace after suffering humiliation and the loss of his status? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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