Lightning Thief Chapters 1-5

Because Percy was having bad dreams, which of the following did NOT happen?

• Percy's grades dropped from D's to F's.

• Percy got into more fights with Nancy Bobofit and friends.

• Percy got kicked out of Yancy Academy.

• Percy started feeling cranky and irritable.

What caused Percy to get expelled from Yancy Academy?

• The last straw was was when Percy called his English teacher, Mr. Nicoll, an old sot.

• Percy cheated on his Tom Sawyer paper.

• Percy's grades slipped from D's to F's.

• Percy pushed Nancy Bobofit into the fountain in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

When Percy went to ask Mr. Brunner for help with his Latin test, what happened?

• Mr. Brunner wasn’t there.

• Percy overheard a conversation between Grover and Mr. Brunner.

• Grover helped Percy study instead.

• Percy got lost and just went back to room.

What responsibility does Grover claim to have, and why does this strike Percy as strange? Please read ALL answer choices very carefully. This question has 2 parts, so be sure to read BOTH parts of the answer choices.

• Grover claims to be responsible for watching over Percy and keeping him safe. Percy is annoyed because he thinks he has been protecting Grover.

• Grover claims to be responsible for being Percy's best friend. Percy is excited because he always knew Grover was a special friend.

• Percy claims to be responsible for watching over Grover and keeping him safe. Percy is surprised because he thinks he has been protecting Grover.

• Grover claims to be responsible for watching over Percy and keeping him safe. Percy is surprised because he thinks he has been protecting Grover from the bullies at Yancy Academy.

Who is Chiron?

• Chiron is a creature who is mainly covered with eyes that watches over Percy when he first arrives at Camp Half-blood.

• Chiron is a centaur, a mythological creature that is half horse, half man. He turns out to Mr. Brunner, Percy's Latin teacher at Yancy Academy.

• Chiron is a mean and cranky man.

• Chiron is a terrifying monster who chokes Sally Jackson.

(Pages 77-78) Which sentences from the text support the idea that Olympus moves from place to place as time continues on and Olympus is now located in America.

• "Well, now there's Mount Olympus in Greece. And then there's the home of the gods, the convergence point of their powers, which did indeed used to be on Mount Olympus. It's called Mount Olympus, out of respect to the old ways, but the palace moves, Percy, just as the Gods do."

• “Did the West die? The Gods simply moved, to Germany, to France, to Spain, for a while. Wherever the flame was brightest, the gods were there. They spent several centuries in England.”

• “And yes, Percy, of course they are now in your United States. Look at your symbol, the eagle of Zeus. Look at the statue of Prometheus in Rockefeller Center, the Greek facades of your government buildings in Wahington. I defy you to find any American city where the Olympians are not prominently displayed in multiple places. ... America is now the heart of the flame.”

• “People do not forget the gods. Every place they have ruled, for the past three thousand years, you can see them in paintings, in statues, on the most important buildings.”

Who was Mrs. Dodds?

• An old hag type of math teacher, who hated Percy. In the museum, Mrs. Dodds corners Percy, turns into a terrifying monster with black leathery wings and long talons, and attacks him.

• A sweet, kind teacher who taught Latin and encouraged Percy.

• Mrs. Dodds is Percy's grandmother.

• Mrs. Dodds is Nancy Bobofit's mother.

In Chapter 1, when Mr. Brunner threw the pen to Percy, it transformed into a...

• dager

• knife

• sword

• trumpet

When Percy and his mom go to Montauk beach, Grover comes, and they all drive towards Camp Half-Blood. On the way, Percy's mom is grabbed around her neck and dissolves, melting into light. After a blinding flash, Sally Jackson is simply gone. Which monster attacks Sally Jackson?

• Kronos

• Hades

• bull-man, also known as the Minotaur

• A Fury

What god does Percy meet in Camp Half Blood? (Page 75)

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Dionysus

• Aphrodite