Mrs. Williams' Lightning Thief Chapters 1-4 Quiz

What is the overall point-of-view of this novel?

• first person

• second person

• third person, limited

• third person, omniscient

Which detail from the excerpt best supports Part A?

• a. "...I didn't want to be a half-blood..."

• b. "...if you recognize yourself in these pages..."

• c. "...he had thinning hair and a scruffy beard..."

• d. "...'You're already on probation,' he reminded me"

2. Which TWO details from chapter 1 best help the reader to understand that the character of Percy Jackson is troubled/ a troublemaker?

• a. ... an easy target...

• b. ...was crippled...

• c. ...she'd hug me, then she'd sent me right back to Yancy...

• d. ...I was already on probation...

• f. ..."Detention?" Grover asked me...

3. Part A: What does "my knees were jelly" mean as used above?

• a. to show anger or rage

• b. to be excited beyond belief

• c. to feel proud or strong

• d. to feel nervous or weak

3. Part B: Which detail from the excerpt best supports part A?

• a. "...my hands were shaking so bad..."

• b. "...spun toward me..."

• c. "...felt talons slash the air next to my ear..."

• d. "...I snatched the ballpoint pen..."

4. Part A: What are the TWO best main ideas of chapter 2?

• a. Percy studies hard for his tests.

• b. Percy doesn't understand what is happening to him.

• c. Percy is all alone.

• d. Percy feels like something bad is going to happen.

• e. Percy and Grover stop being friends.

4. Part B: Which TWO details from below best supports part A?

• a. "...this 24/7 hallucination was more than I could handle..."

• b. "...maybe they'd realize I got my essay on Tom Sawyer from the internet..."

• c. "...the weirdest thing was, the women seemed to be looking right at me..."

• d. "..I turned so he couldn't read my expression..."

• e. "...I was worried he'd found..."

5. Part A: A cliffhanger is a device used by the author to keep you in suspense. What is the cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 2?

• The bus driver said, "Everyone back on the bus."

• Grover handed Percy a business card.

• Percy sat deside Grover on the bus back to Manhattan.

• Grover sad sadly, "No one's ever made it past sixth grade before..."

5. Part B: Which detail from below best supports part A?

• A. Percy and Grover will have a fight on the bus.

• b. Percy now has a tough bodygaurd.

• c. The bus is going to crash.

• d. Grover is implying that Percy's life is in danger.

6. Part A: What does the word anxiety mean as used above?

• a. nervous or afraid

• b. polite or kind

• c. brave or strong

• d. forgetful or confused