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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 does Jane tell Piper's father Piper has stolen?

2. What does Nyssa look like she is about to mow down with a machine gun?

3. What does Leo have in the little tin box?

4. What kind of baby animal does the author compare Clovis to?

5. What does Leo use to defeat the cyclops?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jason's dream about Lupa?

2. Why does Jason find Leo so strange at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Leo save his friends in this section?

4. What is aggressive about the Big House?

5. How does the golden coin help Jason?

6. What does Leo think of his fellow demigods in the forging room?

7. Why is bed 1A supposed to be such a good bed?

8. What is Leo's opinion of the girls in the camp?

9. What does the Big House look like?

10. Describe Jason's vision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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