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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 color socks are the old ladies knitting in Chapter 2?

2. When do the gods have their big annual council?

3. What is the only thing that Percy excels at in Chapter 8?

4. Who is Clarisse's father?

5. What cabin does Percy move to in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the monster look like that Percy sees in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 6, why might the Council of Cloven Elders think that Grover did not reach his goal?

3. How does Annabeth say that you get to Olympus?

4. How does Percy describe himself in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Percy's father, and how does he discover who his father is?

6. What bad things happened on field trips Percy took in fourth and fifth grades?

7. What are Grover and Mr. Brunner discussing when Percy overhears them talking in Chapter 2?

8. What is it like for Percy when he moves to Cabin 3?

9. Who is Grover and what is he like?

10. What does Percy see when he walks around the farmhouse where he had been staying in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Percy often feels that he has no control over his life. In what ways does Percy feel he has not control over his life? Why does he decide that he must control his own fate and destiny? How does he gain control over his destiny and how does that affect the outcome of his quest?

Essay Topic 2

Percy chooses to save himself, Annabeth, and Grover instead of his mother when they are in the Underworld. Does Percy want to save his mother? Why does Percy not choose to save his mother? What is more important than saving his mother and why?

Essay Topic 3

Percy is called a hero. Why would Percy be called a hero? What actions of his were heroic? How do the experiences he has make him a hero?

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