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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 is one Roman word for the eurynomos?

2. What does a eurynomos do to Apollo in Part I?

3. What is Apollo supposed to face in Tarquin's tomb?

4. Why does Apollo kill four of Zeus's favorite cyclopes?

5. Who does Apollo realize Tarquin must be working with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Cumaen Sybil do in her bargaining with Tarquin?

2. What happens to Apollo's wound when he gets closer to Tarquin?

3. What power of Hazel's is Meg particularly impressed with in Part II?

4. Why does Apollo like Frank Zhang so much?

5. What does the tomb of Tarquin sit near?

6. What does Apollo remember Jason imploring him to do just before he died?

7. How does Hazel help save Apollo and Meg in Part I?

8. What special skills does Meg have regarding nature?

9. Why are Commodus and Caligula working together?

10. What is the main feature of the eurynomos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages to knowing prophecies and adapting one's behavior based on them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Apollo often refer to himself as a coward, or at least as not as brave as others around him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring some of the strong sibling bonds between characters in the novel, including Jason and Thalia and and Apollo and Artemis.

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