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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 Meg's mother?

2. Who is the Harpy tasked with protecting the Sibyl's books?

3. Who had punished Apollo for breaking oaths that he recalls in Part II?

4. Which of the following was one woman Apollo had a tragic romance with?

5. What color are Hazel's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the king who preceded Tarquin die?

2. How does Apollo help hold off the eurynomos in Part I?

3. What does Apollo learn will coincide with the date of Lester's birthday?

4. How are the Sibylline books preserved?

5. What does the tomb of Tarquin sit near?

6. What is the threat Venus made to Apollo about Reyna?

7. What happens to Apollo's wound when he gets closer to Tarquin?

8. What power of Hazel's is Meg particularly impressed with in Part II?

9. What is the main feature of the eurynomos?

10. What does Lavinia press Apollo for answers about related to her past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Apollo so affected by the fact that Harpocrates and the Cumaen Sybil both agree to help him, even after he treated both of the terribly? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lavinia's approach to authority figures and rule-following turn out to be an asset rather than a hindrance by the novel's end? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Apollo seem to feel that Thalia, Jason's sister, and Hazel, Frank's girlfriend, will likely blame him for Jason's and Frank's deaths? By the end of the novel, do Apollo's fears come to pass? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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