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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 was Helios's old home called?

2. What does Riordan open each chapter of the book with?

3. What is the name of the coffee shop at Camp Jupiter?

4. Who helps Apollo and his friends in the parking lot of Target in Chapter 32?

5. Where had Thalia already saved Apollo once recently?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reyna tell Apollo is a sign he might be developing a conscience?

2. What is the term for the magical concealment of creatures and powers, and how does it work?

3. How did Apollo create ravens?

4. How does Harpocrates affect those around him and what is he known as?

5. Who does Apollo reunite with in Part III, and how does he think Meg will react when she finds out?

6. How does the Cumean Sybil treat Apollo when she sees him again in Part IV?

7. How do Apollo and his friends escape from Tarquin's tomb?

8. What does Lavinia say she is doing when she shows up out of the blue to help Apollo, Reyna and Meg in the Target parking lot, and how does Reyna react to Lavinia's explanation?

9. What does the ritual that will summon the aid of a god require that chills Apollo's blood?

10. What kinds of memories does Apollo communicate to Harpocrates in Part IV to demonstrate that he has changed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Meg and Reyna both begin to look at Apollo with a more critical eye as the novel progresses in terms of his decisions and behaviors he made as a god? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do the ravens in Chapters 25 and 26 represent? What does Apollo tell Meg and Reyna about how he unwittingly helped to crate them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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