The Lightning Thief Chapter 11

Why do you think the Emporium smelled like fried food?

Answer explanation

The emporium smelled like fried food to them so that it would make them want to come in there.

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When they were entering the emporium, what gave Grover the creeps?

• too many gnomes everywhere

• a cement satyr that looked like Uncle Ferdinand

• the fried food smell

• the idea that the three Furies might be there

Jackson described the food smell as "like laughing gas in the dentist's chair". What kind of figurative language is this?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

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Grover's whimpering, the statue's eyes following them, and Aunty Em locking the door, were all warnings. Why do you think Percy ignored these warnings

Answer explanation

Percy was distracted by the smell of the food.

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Aunty Em really stands for M- who was it?

• Midas

• Minotaur

• Madonna

• Medusa

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Percy killed Medusa by cutting the snakes off her head.

• True
• False

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What warning did Annabeth give Percy?

• Medusa's head can still pertrify you

• Medusa is will be back for you

• Grover is going to turn to stone

• Poseidon will never save you

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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What did Percy do with Medusa's head?

• chased Grover around with it

• saved it to use later

• sent it to Olympus

• three it in the sea

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