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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 does Calypso do in Chapter 16 that amazes both her and Apollo?

2. What does Leo's dragon turn into when it is not in use?

3. How does Agamethus communicate with the living?

4. Which men lost Meg for Nero?

5. What are the names of the Waystation's griffins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Josephine's skill, and who does she find a kinship with over common interests?

2. In Chapter 14, how does Apollo sense that Meg is nearby and helping them?

3. How does Apollo help himself, Calypso and Leo escape the blemmyae in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the quest Britomartis gives to Apollo and his friends?

5. In Chapter 11, what vision does Apollo have about Meg?

6. How do Britomartis and Calypso relate to each other when they first meet in Chapter 9?

7. How does Apollo know Commodus?

8. What does Apollo hate about having a mortal body?

9. Why can mortals not see Festus when Apollo and his friends crash-land in Indiana?

10. What is one of Leo's most significant defense mechanisms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Apollo's relationship, and history, with his son Trophonius? Why is Trophonius so bitter towards Apollo? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why was Meg McCaffrey once loyal to Nero, and how does Riordan communicate the experiences that form the foundation of Meg's complicated feelings towards Nero to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Riordan use haikus in this novel, and why are they important throughout the story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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