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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 do Calypso and Leo reluctantly tell Apollo in Chapter 30?

2. What is Jamie's formal name?

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

4. In Chapter 23, which Hunter of Artemis does Apollo free from a cage?

5. In Chapter 22, what kind of lock does Leo identify at the golden grate in Commodus's palace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 17, how do Leo and Meg first seem to get along?

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

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

5. In Chapter 19, who does Apollo confess some of the crimes of his past to?

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

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

8. Why does Commodus hate Apollo so much?

9. What does Josephine tell Apollo about Emmie's choice to give up immortality?

10. In Chapter 31, how does Meg help herself and Apollo escape from the Yales, and why can they not be killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through which characters and plot events does Riordan explore the theme of hubris? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Apollo react to Calypso's and Leo's desire to stay at the Waystation? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel Apollo struggles to restrain and constrain some of his worse character traits. Write an essay exploring which traits Apollo struggles most to constrain, supporting your answers with specific references to the text.

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