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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Percy meet his friend Tyson to go to school together each day?
(a) At Central Park.
(b) At the church on the corner.
(c) At the subway station.
(d) At his door.

2. How has Percy gotten injured during the battle with the bulls in Chapter 4?
(a) He sprained his ankle.
(b) He broke his wrist.
(c) He was stabbed in the torso.
(d) He broke several ribs.

3. What is the name of the ship that Percy and his friends are delivered to in Chapter 8?
(a) The Mount Olympian.
(b) CSS Birmingham.
(c) The Princess Andromeda.
(d) The Prince William.

4. Who is the Cyclops that Grover claims he was captured by in Chapter 6?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Polyphemus.
(c) Hypnos.
(d) Nemesis.

5. What does Hermes claim he invented in Chapter 7?
(a) The wheel.
(b) The saxophone.
(c) The internet.
(d) The town hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what food chain does Tyson claim to have gotten food for the group when they are at the hangout in the wilderness?

2. What school does Percy attend?

3. What is Hermes said to be the god of?

4. What does Tyson call the bull when he punches it in the face in Chapter 4?

5. Where is Percy standing on a deserted street in his dream in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the women driving the cab in Chapter 3? How are they described?

2. What occurs when the camp directors are deciding what to do about Tyson in Chapter 5? What does this indicate?

3. Over what does Poseidon rule? How is Poseidon connected to the novel?

4. How is Chiron described? What is his position at Camp Half-Blood?

5. What creatures are attacking Camp Half-Blood when Percy arrives? Who is fighting them?

6. How is Hermes described in Chapter 7? What does he give to Percy?

7. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? How does this impact the story?

8. Where is Percy's dream set in Chapter 1? What is Grover doing in the dream?

9. What are the significance and back-story of Thalia's tree?

10. Why do Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson go to the ship in Chapter 8? How do they reach the ship?

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