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

2. Who is Meg's mother?

3. What does the Cumaen Sybil do to her own books in Part II?

4. How is Ella preserving the Sibylline books?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lavinia press Apollo for answers about related to her past?

3. What is the main feature of the eurynomos?

4. Why are Commodus and Caligula working together?

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

6. What special skills does Meg have regarding nature?

7. What does Apollo learn will coincide with the date of Lester's birthday?

8. What is the threat Venus made to Apollo about Reyna?

9. How does a eurynomos make new ones of its species?

10. How does Apollo help hold off the eurynomos in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lavinia's approach to authority figures and rule-following turn out to be an asset rather than a hindrance by the novel's end? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the traits of some of the strong female characters in this novel - Meg, Reyna, and/or Lavinia, to name several - citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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