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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. In Chapter 5, for how long has Zeus sent Mr. D to dry out as camp director?

2. What does Apollo wear in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, what type of transportation has Dr. Thorn arranged to transport Percy and the diAngelo children?

4. What jewelry is Thalia wearing in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 7, who does Percy say is Chiron's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Grover ask Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia to come to Westover Hall?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Bianca say about her family?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Camp Half-Blood look like when Percy arrives?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Percy try to communicate with Grover?

5. What does Percy dream about at the end of Chapter 5, and how does he interpret the dream?

6. How do Percy and the diAngelo children escape Dr. Thorn?

7. What does Percy see in Chapter 9 after Zoe and everyone leave the white van and go toward a building on the Mall?

8. What approaches after the Hunters win Capture the Flag, and what is revealed?

9. In Chapter 8, what is the conversation between Percy and his mother?

10. In Chapter 4, what happens when Thalia drives the sun chariot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The genre of the novel is fantasy. Why is the genre of the novel fantasy and not science fiction or magical realism?

Essay Topic 2

Percy has two items that belonged to Hercules: his sword Riptide and a lion’s pelt. Why are these two items important to Percy? Why does Percy sacrifice the lion’s pelt? How is Percy different from Hercules?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. D is the god of wine, who has been exiled to Camp Half-Blood for bad behavior. How is Mr. D portrayed as a character? What is his role in the novel?

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