The Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan

What is most closely the meaning of the word hallucination in the following passage (paragraph 33)?

I knew I should tell my mom about the old ladies at the fruit stand, and Mrs. Dodds at the art museum, about my weird hallucination that I had sliced my math teacher into dust with a sword.

• Scary dream

• concerning desire

• false vision

• Violent idea

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What does the following passage reveal about Percy’s mom?

“I’m sorry, Percy,” she said, seeing the look in my eyes. “But I can’t talk about it. I--I couldn’t send you to that place. It might mean saying good-bye to you for good.”

“For good? But if it’s only a summer camp…”

She turned toward the fire, and I knew from her expression that if I asked her any more questions she would start to cry.

• She wants to send him to summer camp.

• She is afraid sending Percy to summer camp means she won’t see him again.

• She is referring to Gabe.

• She doesn’t want Percy to have fun at camp.

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What mainly do the following lines reveal about Percy’s mother?

Eventually, I got up the nerve to ask about what was always on my mind whenever we came to Montauk—my father. Mom’s eyes went all misty. I figured she would tell me the same things she always did, but I never got tired of hearing them.

• She remembers Percy’s father fondly and is nostalgic.

• She feels anxious about telling Percy about his father.

• She becomes depressed when looking back on her life.

• She doesn’t want Percy to get hurt by old memories.

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What is the purpose of the ellipses (the three dots) at the end of these sentences?

I had always assumed he knew me as a baby. My mom had never said it outright, but still, I’d felt it must be true. Now, to be told that he’d never even seen me…

“For good? But if it’s only a summer camp…”

• The ellipsis indicates Percy hand wrote the story.

• The ellipsis indicates that Percy lost his voice.

• The ellipsis indicates that Percy doesn’t finish his sentence or thought.

• The ellipsis indicates Percy is angry at the reader.

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Which inference about Percy’s relationship with Gabe is best supported by the excerpt?

• Percy and Gabe are very close-knit and depend on one another.

• Percy dislikes Gabe and doesn’t view him as his father.

• Percy is pleased his mother has Gabe, and he enjoys Gabe’s company.

• Percy ignores Gave altogether and rarely, if ever, thinks of him.

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Which of the following sentences from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

• “I tried to square that with the fact that I seemed to remember...something about my father. A warm glow. A smile.”

• “This—along with keeping her maiden name, Jackson, rather than calling herself Mrs. Ugliano—was proof that she wasn’t totally suckered by Gabe.”

• “She never exactly said, but I knew why the beach was special to her. I was the place where she’d met my dad.”

• “See, Gabe had once told my mom there was no such thing. They had this fight, which seemed like a really small thing at the time.”

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Which selection best describes how Percy feels about the new information his mother tells him?

• Percy is eagerly anticipating going to summer camp for a change.

• Percy is concerned about his mother’s safety and well-being.

• Percy is extremely confused about his past and wants answers.

• Percy is incredibly fearful of the future and for his life.

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Which of the following passages from the excerpt best supports the correct answer to Question 7?

• “My head was spinning. Why would my dad—who hadn’t even stayed around long enough to see me born—talk to my mom about a summer camp?”

• “In every single school, something creepy had happened, something unsafe, and I was forced to move.”

• “My mom’s eyes welled with tears. She took my hand, squeezed it tight. ‘Oh Percy, no. I—I have to honey. For your own good.’”

• “She turned toward the fire, and I knew from her expression that if I asked her any more questions she would start to cry.”

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Which meaning of outright most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?

I had always assumed he knew me as a baby. My mom never said it outright, but still, I’d felt it must be true. Now, to be told that he’d never even seen me...

• adjective | open and direct, not concealed

• adverb | altogether, completely

• adverb | immediately

• adjective | correct

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Which happened FIRST?

• Percy learns his father never met him.

• Percy recalls strange events in his childhood.

• Percy learns his father wanted him to go to summer camp.

• Percy realizes attending summer camp might mean losing his mother forever.

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