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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does water really bother Apollo?
(a) He almost drowned once.
(b) He lost a child to drowning.
(c) He lost a sibling to drowning.
(d) It reminds him of his own betrayal and the death of Commodus.

2. What is Lityerses's moniker?
(a) The Cigarette.
(b) The Blade.
(c) The Fatalist.
(d) The cornhusker.

3. What does Josephine give to Apollo to wear before he sets off for Commodus's palace?
(a) A hat.
(b) Sunscreen.
(c) A magic ring.
(d) A tracking device.

4. In Chapter 27, what group of people come to Apollo's aid?
(a) The Corps of the Coliseum.
(b) The Hunters of Artemis.
(c) The Marks of Marekesh.
(d) The Players of Pardina.

5. Why did Nero take Peaches from Meg?
(a) Peaches needed more food than Meg was feeding him.
(b) Nero needed a new pet for himself.
(c) Nero needed a new pet for his other daughter.
(d) He told her she did not deserve a pet until she behaved.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what kinds of seeds does Meg use to help them in the palace?

2. Who does Apollo confess his prior crimes to in Chapter 19?

3. What name does Apollo call Commodus by in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 32, what creatures guard the entrance to the Cave of Trophonius?

5. What does Thalia give to Apollo in Chapter 27 that makes him feel better?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what are Meg's table manners like?

2. In Chapter 28, what does Apollo tell Meg when she asks why he rescued Lityerses?

3. In Chapter 26, what phrase has special, bitter meaning for Commodus concerning Apollo?

4. What does Leo tell Apollo he has learned about Jo's past in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 29, what does Emmie ask Apollo that makes him feel terrible?

6. In Chapter 21, what kind of creature do Apollo, Meg and Leo run into at the canal and how do they get by it?

7. In Chapter 23, what do Apollo and his friends do for the prisoners?

8. Why does Commodus hate Apollo so much?

9. In Chapter 29, how do those assemble at the Waystation find out Commodus's plan to attack the building?

10. In Chapter 28, what does everyone at the Waystation discover about the connection between Georgina and Apollo?

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