PJ Chapter 11 - tone

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Chapter 11
We visit the Garden Gnome Emporium

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Multiple Choice

How does the following contribute to the reader's understanding?

I was pretty much in shock myself. The explosion of bus windows still rang in my ears. But

Annabeth kept pulling us along, saying: “Come on! The farther away we get, the better.”

“All our money was back there,” I reminded her. “Our food and clothes. Everything.”

“Well, maybe if you hadn’t decided to jump into the fight-“

“What did you want me to do? Let you get killed?”

“You didn’t need to protect me, Percy. I would’ve been fine.”

“Sliced like sandwich bread,” Grover put in, “but fine.”

“Shut up, goat boy,” said Annabeth.

Grover brayed mournfully. “Tin cans ... a perfectly good bag of tin cans.” (p. 169)

• It elaborates on the idea that the trio are close friends.

• It introduces the idea that the trio do not have much with them and are hungry.

• It introduces the idea that Grover munches on tin cans.

• It describes the reason the bus exploded.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word " knot" as used here?

Instead of finding a path, I immediately slammed into a tree and got a nice-size knot on my head.

Add to the list of superpowers I did not have: infrared vision. (p.170)

• join

• lump

• tie

• collection

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of this paragraph?

The warehouse was filled with more statues-people in all different poses, wearing all different

outfits and with different expressions on their faces. I was thinking you’d have to have a pretty huge

garden to fit even one of these statues, because they were all life-size. But mostly, I was thinking

about food.(p 173)

• Eerie

• Relaxed

• Stressful

• Light-Hearted

Multiple Choice

What do the following lines suggest about Grover?

“Bla-ha-ha!” he bleated. “Looks like my Uncle Ferdinand!” (p172)

“That is Uncle Ferdinand!” Grover gasped. (p178)

• He is relaxed despite the new setting.

• He did not like his Uncle Ferdinand.

• He feels comfortable, as if he is with family.

• He is cautious in new surroundings.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes Percy's overall attitude toward Medusa ? (pages 168 - 178)

• Cautious

• Loyal

• Trusting

• Suspicious

Multiple Choice

Which sentence describes the central idea of the chapter?

• Things aren't always what they seem.

• Beware of good smelling dining areas.

• Aunty M is Medusa.

• Grover is a better protector than Annabeth.

Open Ended

Which detail best supports the central idea - things aren't always what they seem ?

Multiple Choice

Which would NOT be important to put in a summary of chapter 11?

• Auntie M turned out to be Medusa, enemy of Zeus.

• All Grover can think about is tin cans.

• After the bus incident with the Furies, the group finds a gnome shop with a cafeteria.

• Auntie M invites the group to enjoy free food and tries to convince them to take a picture before they leave.

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