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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 is the name of the command that can override the robots in Chapter 8?

2. Who was the previous emperor Apollo has defeated that is mentioned in Chapter 1?

3. Which dryad does Meg seem to have a crush on?

4. What was the name of Meg's favorite cactus as a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, who does Apollo ask for help about how to defeat the strixes, and what advice does Apollo get?

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

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

6. Who was the Sybil of Erythrea originally?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Apollo struggles throughout the novel with feelings of vanity and envy. Write an essay exploring Apollo's growth as a character, particularly related to these feelings, throughout the book, 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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