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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 kind of shoes does Meg always wear?

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

3. What weapon does Apollo use to defeat the beings after him in Chapter 2?

4. What is Caligula planning to attack in Part I?

5. What kinds of weapons does Meg regularly use?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Apollo seriously wounded in Part I?

2. Why does Apollo like Frank Zhang so much?

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

4. What does Apollo remember doing to the Cumaen Sybil with shame?

5. How do Meg and Apollo survive their car careening off a guardrail?

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

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

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

9. How are the Sibylline books preserved?

10. What is the main feature of the eurynomos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance and symbolism of food throughout different parts of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the different ways in which Meg uses seeds throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the mourning rituals Apollo and his friends participate in to honor Jason Grace, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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