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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. In Chapter 32, what colors are the two branches of the river that Apollo must drink from?
2. In Chapter 18, what is one thing Jo says she is impressed by about Leo?
3. What does Apollo suspect the Arrow of Dodona is using to give him directions to Trophonius's cave?
4. What does Britomartis give Apollo in return for retrieving her griffins?
5. Who is Meg's karpoi?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 28, what does Apollo tell Meg when she asks why he rescued Lityerses?
2. What does Leo tell Apollo he has learned about Jo's past in Chapter 17?
3. In Chapter 31, what does Apollo think might have happened when he got pulled over by the police?
4. In Chapter 26, what phrase has special, bitter meaning for Commodus concerning Apollo?
5. In Chapter 21, what kind of creature do Apollo, Meg and Leo run into at the canal and how do they get by it?
6. What is the object that Apollo needs to bring back from Commodus's lair and why is it important?
7. In Chapter 27, which group of people helps Apollo and Meg fight Commodus?
8. In Chapter 27, what does Thalia give Apollo that men rarely get to sample?
9. In Chapter 18, what are Meg's table manners like?
10. In Chapter 28, what does everyone at the Waystation discover about the connection between Georgina and Apollo?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
What do snakes symbolize at different points in the novel? In which instances do snakes have negative connotations, and in which instances do they have positive ones? Write an essay explaining your answers, drawing on specific examples from the text to support your arguments.
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