Lightning Thief Chapters 12-15

In chapter 13, which sentence foreshadows that the Chimera will make an appearance?

• "I could've sworn it was a lion, except that lions don't live wild in America." pg197
• "Where is it? Where?" pg199
• "She smiled back, her forked tongue flickering between her teeth." pg 206
• "Why do you think all rational creatures fear the dark?" pg204

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How does the setting in chapter 13 contribute to Percy's internal conflict?

• The Arch was an important monument that Annabeth always wanted to visit.
• From the Amtrak train Percy saw the Chimera.
• Being on the Arch made it difficult for Percy to decide whether or not to jump off of it.
• Small, cramp spaces like the Arch made all of them uncomfortable.

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Annabeth uses this metaphor
"the zombie lives" (bottom of pg 194) to describe Percy's-

• life and death experience with the Chimera.
• physical traits.
• sleeping habits. 
• love of Zom-B novels.

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In Percy's dream (pg 193-194), the author tried to create an ___ mood.

• ominous
• melancholy 
• hyperactive
• Parthenon

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"I was immune to drowning." (pg 215) 
Which context clues help you determine the meaning of immune?

• "I wasn't wet." pg 212
• "I flicked the lighter. It sparked. A tiny flamed appeared..." pg 213
• "Fump-fump-fump." pg 214
• "I felt like drowning myself. The only problem..." pg 215

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In page 212,  the reader can tell that "I had not been flattened into a pancake" is -

• a hyperbole used to explain how Percy survived the fall.
• a metaphor to compare Percy to a pancake.
• an American idiom.
• an example of personification to describe how a pancake feels. 

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When Annabeth, Percy, and Grover contact Luke in chapter 15 page 221, you can conclude that Annabeth is smitten for Luke because -

• she wanted to contact Camp Half-Blood.
• she yelled at Grover to go help her with the noisy car.
• she tried to straighten her shirt and fix her hair.
• she threw a drachma into the rainbow to make a wish about Luke.

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Because the story is written from a first-person point of view, the reader is better able to understand-

• all of Percy's internal conflicts (struggles).
• all of Percy's external conflicts.
• the various settings Percy visits throughout the story.
• Percy's desire to want to please Dionysus. 

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Why would the author, Rick Riordan, give Ares the physical traits of a biker? 

• As the God of War, Ares needs to appear big and tough.
• As the God of Fire, Ares would likely be the one who built a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
• In ancient times, Ares relished riding through the villages.
• Bikers still worship Ares in modern times. 

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Which idiom best applies to Ares? 

• "Hard as nails"
• "Social butterfly"
• "Stickler for the rules"
• "Cheapskate"

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