The Lightning Thief: Chapter 5 Quiz

What is strange about the man guarding Percy as he sleeps?

• The man complains that scorpions are inside his mouth.

• The man is covered with eyes.

• The man has a surfboard.

What does Grover give to Percy in a shoe box?

• An orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirt.

• The minotaur's horn.

• A pair of magic shoes.

How does Percy feel as he tries the strange drink?

• Dazed and confused.

• Warm and good and full of energy.

• Nauseous.

Which phrase describes Mr. D?

• He looked like a cherub who'd turned middle-aged in a trailer park.

• He looked like a stereotypical California boy with startling grey eyes.

• He had thinning brown hair and a scraggly beard and wore a tweed jacket.

What clue helps Percy guess Mr. D's identity?

• Mr. D asks if he can have Percy's can of coke and devours the aluminum can.

• Mr. D has red eyes and reveals that his father is Zeus.

• Mr. D has a mischievous glint in his eye and uses a wheelchair.

Why is Mr. D working with Youth at a summer camp?

• It's his punishment for misbehaving with a wood nymph.

• He has always enjoyed working with children and treats them as if they were his own.

• He has been planted there to detect monsters and get them away from the campers.

What do we find out about Chiron's role with respect to Percy?

• He arrived at Yancy to keep tabs on Percy so he could report back to the gods.

• He arrived at Yancy because Grover told him Percy was something special.

• He arrived at Yancy to investigate why Percy keeps getting into trouble at school.

What was stolen at the summer solstice?

• A master bolt belonging to Poseidon.

• A master bolt belonging to Zeus.

• The helm of darkness.

What evidence does Chiron use to prove the Greek gods are in America?

• He points out that Mount Olympus is a real mountain located in Oregon.

• He points out the many statues and buildings in American cities either shaped into or adorned with images of the Greek Gods.

• He points out that officials in Washington D.C. have declared a national holiday to honor the Greek Gods.

At the end of Chapter 5, what happens to Chiron?

• He leaves Yancy to teach at another private school.

• As he emerges from his wheelchair, his lower body transforms into a stallion.

• As he emerges from his wheelchair, lightning strikes and he becomes the Lord of the Dead.