Lightning Thief Chapter 13: I Plunge to My Death

1. What do the newspapers report about Percy’s disappearance?

• A. The police want to talk to him about his mother.
• B. He attacked older women on a bus.
• C. He has two people helping him.
• D. All of the above.

2. What does Percy observe as he looks out the window of the train?

• A. people on their computers
• B. supernatural creatures
• C. a lion
• D. the police

3. What does the word "barter" mean as it is used in this sentence: "Percy, you can't barter with Hades."

• A. battle or fight
• B. trade or deal
• C. trick or deceive
• D. visit

4. How does Percy finally convince Annabeth that they should work together?

• A. He makes her feel badly about insulting Poseidon.
• B. He asks her nicely to work together.
• C. He asks if their parents ever worked together.
• D. He tells her they are in danger if they don't work together.

5. What causes Percy to be concerned that Hades might be at the St. Louis Arch?

• A. He hears Hades voice calling from the Underworld.
• B. He thinks he sees Hades in the shadows.
• C. He knows Hades can make himself invisible with the Helm of Darkness.
• D. They haven't encountered monsters in awhile.

6. What was Percy's first sign of trouble at the top of the Arch?

• A. The chihuahua was barking at him.
• B. The elevator left without him.
• C. The fat lady had a forked tongue.
• D. There was foam dripping from the chihuahua's mouth.

7. Who was disguised as the lady and the chihuahua?

• A. Zeus and a centaur
• B. Echidna and an anteater
• C. Echidna and a chimera
• D. chimera and Anaklusmos

8. Why didn't Percy's sword work on the chimera?

• A. It doesn't work on monsters.
• B. The tail of the chimera struck Percy's leg.
• C. He dropped it.
• D. It hit the dog's collar.

9. What motivated Percy to fight after he said he'd lost and thought he would die?

• A. He wanted to see his mom.
• B. He knew Annabeth and Grover were waiting for him at the bottom.
• C. He felt he had to protect the family on the Arch.
• D. He wanted to retrieve the lightning bolt.

10. How does Percy hope to survive his jump into the Mississippi River?

• A. He hopes Annabeth and Grover will save him.
• B. He asks Poseidon to help him.
• C. He doesn't think he will survive.
• D. He hopes that finding his sword in the water will save him.