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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 does Ares tell Percy to go to get something for him?

2. What color dress is the woman wearing who comes to the door at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium?

3. What color is the poodle that Grover finds in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 14, how close is Percy's sword when he begins to look around under the water?

5. What do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover use to wrap Medusa's head in in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Percy take with him when he starts the quest?

2. Who gives Percy a message when he is in the river and what is the message?

3. What is inside the truck that Percy and his companions ride toward Los Angeles?

4. How do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get the money to take the train west?

5. What are the newspapers saying about Percy in Chapter 13?

6. What do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover see after stumbling around in the woods in Chapter 11?

7. How do Percy and his companions get to Los Angeles from Vegas in Chapter 17?

8. What does Percy realize when he lands in the Mississippi River in Chapter 14?

9. Where do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover camp at the beginning of Chapter 12?

10. Why does Percy jump off the Gateway Arch in St. Louis at the end of Chapter 13?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

The bolt of Zeus and the helm of Hades were missing. What was the importance of these objects? What did they symbolize? Why was it a crisis for the items to be missing?

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