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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 happens to Calypso when she gets back to the Waystation?

2. In Chapter 25, where does Apollo remember singing with the Beatles?

3. In Chapter 25, who does Commodus tell Meg is disappointed in her?

4. In Chapter 27, what group of people come to Apollo's aid?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the object that Apollo needs to bring back from Commodus's lair and why is it important?

2. In Chapter 27, which group of people helps Apollo and Meg fight Commodus?

3. In Chapter 31, what does Apollo think might have happened when he got pulled over by the police?

4. What does Georgina keep saying to Apollo when she first sees him?

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

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

7. Why does Lityerses turn on Commodus in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Riordan's use of the first-person point of view throughout the novel affect the reader's experiences? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What does Josephine teach Apollo about finding meaning in one's life? Write an essay explaining your answers. citing specific references to the text to help support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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