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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. Who is married to Mellie in Chapter 5?

2. What were the color of the legal papers that notified Meg's father he had to leave the house at Aeithales?

3. What does Grover do in order to help Meg's plants grow?

4. Why is Piper's dagger special?

5. When had Apollo last seen the Sibyl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Meg and her father leave Aeithales?

2. In Chapter 1, why are strixes so terrifying to Apollo and his friends?

3. Where does Caligula's name come from?

4. In Chapter 5, where do Grover and Apollo go at Mellie's request, despite Grover's exhaustion?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Macro want with Apollo?

6. In Chapter 6, what is different about the new emperor Apollo is facing?

7. In Chapter 3, what does Grover do to help Meg's strawberry plants grow?

8. In Chapter 18, how does Piper incapacitate Medea?

9. What does Apollo know that Caligula is a master of?

10. What are some of the reasons Medea is so dangerous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the revitalization and restoration of the McCaffrey mansion in Chapter 46 represent? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Riordan's treatment of the theme of power throughout the novel. Specifically, how does Caligula represent the abuse and misuse of power?

Essay Topic 3

How and why does Apollo push and help Meg to better understand her own anger towards her stepfather, Nero? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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