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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. Where did Frank's mother die?

2. What is the setting of the beginning of the novel?

3. Who is the one child nice to Hazel, as seen in her flashback in Chapter VI?

4. According to Chapter IX, who does Frank think his father is?

5. Who shows up in Chapter XII to tell everyone that demons and monsters can no longer be held in the underworld?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of Hazel's flashback in Chapter VI.

2. Who is Reyna, and where does Percy meet her?

3. What is the memory with her mother and Gaea that Hazel experiences in Chapter XVII?

4. Describe Percy's dream at the beginning of Chapter XIII.

5. What is Percy's reaction when Frank offers him the vials of gorgon blood, and what does this say about Percy's character?

6. How does Nico explain who the giants are and what Thanatos's role is in the underworld?

7. What did Frank learn on the day of his mother's funeral?

8. What do the trio see when they climb atop a giant rock after the Karpoi leave In Chapter XX?

9. Where do the two gorgons chasing Percy finally corner him, and how does he handle the situation?

10. Describe the old woman on the hillside, and the two options she offers Percy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways did the author use Irony in "Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: The Son of Neptune"? Explain at least two instances of irony in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What role does self-loathing play in this story? Is it a theme or a motif?

Essay Topic 3

What is the climax in the storyline for each of the main characters: Percy, Hazel, and Frank?

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