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Lightning Thief Comprehension

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A satyr whose job is to protect Percy
a)
Grover
b)
Annabeth
c)
Mr. D
d)
Mr. Brunner
2.
Percy pushed her in a fountain  
a)
Annabeth
b)
Mrs. Dodds
c)
Nancy Bobofit
d)
Sally
3.
An abusive self-centered poker player
a)
Smelly Gabe
b)
Mr. D
c)
Mr. Brunner
d)
Grover
4.
Latin Teacher From Yancy Academy
a)
Mr. Brunner
b)
Mr. D
c)
Smelly Gabe
d)
Grover
5.
12 year old, Half-blood, who has dyslexia and ADHD
a)
Percy Jackson
b)
Sally Jackson
c)
Mr. Brunner
d)
Mr. D
6.
Nurses Percy back to health
a)
Mrs. Dodds
b)
Sally Jackson
c)
Mr. D
d)
Annabeth
7.
Is one of the three furies from Underworld
a)
Annabeth
b)
Mr. D
c)
Chiron
d)
Mrs. Dodds
8.
Centaur, who works at Camp Half-Blood
a)
Chiron
b)
Grover
c)
Mr. D
d)
Annabeth
9.
What kind of school is Yancy Academy?
a)
A school for the gifted.
b)
A performing arts school.
c)
A school for students who behave badly.
d)
A music school.
10.
What causes Percy to get in trouble with Mrs. Dodds?
a)
He calls her an old sot.
b)
He got caught cheating.
c)
He didn't finish his homework.
d)
He pushes Nancy into the fountain.
11.
What does Mr. Brunner throw to Percy?
a)
Bottle of water
b)
Pen
c)
Book
d)
Nothing
12.
Why does Percy think that the whole school is playing a trick on him?
a)
They always laugh when they see him.
b)
They will not talk to him.
c)
They say Mrs. Kerr has always been the math teacher, not Dodds.
d)
Grover stops talking to him.
13.
Why is Montauk special to Percy’s mom?
a)
It's where she can get away from Gabe.
b)
It's where Percy was born.
c)
It's the only place she feels safe.
d)
It's the place she met Percy's father.
14.
Who shows up at the cabin door?
a)
Gabe
b)
Grover
c)
Chiron
d)
Mrs. Dodds
15.
Percy defeats the “bull-man”
a)
With help from Grover.
b)
By driving a horn into the monster's side.
c)
Lightning struck him.
d)
He drowned in the ocean tide.
16.
What cabin is Percy assigned too?
a)
Cabin 1
b)
Cabin 11
c)
Cabin 3
d)
Cabin 2
17.

Who is Annabeth's mom?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Athena

c)

Hera

d)

Demeter

18.

What does it mean to be "undetermined?"

a)

The godly parent has not claimed the half-blood.

b)

The half-blood has not been tested in battle yet.

c)

The half-blood has be not been on a quest.

d)

None of the above

19.

Who is Luke's father?

a)

Ares

b)

Dionysus

c)

Hermes

d)

Hephaestus

20.

What was Annabeth's plan for Capture the Flag?

a)

to have Percy battle Ares's cabin

b)

to use Percy as bait to distract the Ares team

c)

To get Percy to get the flag

d)

None of the above

21.

What symbol appears above Percy's head after the Capture of Flag game?

a)

Hammer

b)

Lightning Bolt

c)

Trident

d)

Bow and arrow

22.

Where is Percy's mother?

a)

On Mt. Olympus

b)

In New York

c)

In the Underworld

d)

In California

23.

What is Percy's real reason for going on the quest?

a)

To prove himself to his father

b)

To get his mom back from the Underworld

c)

To earn his place in Camp Halfblood

d)

None of the above

24.

True/False: The mist is magic that hides the mythical world from mortals.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What did Percy do with the head of Medusa? (Chapter 11)

a)

Took it with him

b)

Sent it to the gods

c)

Sent it to Camp half Blood

d)

Left it there in her shop

26.

Who did the store belong to? (Chapter 11)

a)

Aunty Em

b)

Auntie Ann

c)

Aunty May

d)

Auntie Des

27.

How had Perseus killed Medusa in the myth Percy remembered? (Chapter 11)

a)

He had used her reflection

b)

He killed her in her sleep

c)

He had golden shoes with wings

d)

He had a magic shield that turned her to stone

28.

What clue DIDN'T make Grover and Annabeth think that something was wrong about their quest? (Chapter 12)

a)

The Kindly Ones held back on the bus

b)

The Kindly Ones waited to kill Percy at school

c)

The Kindly Ones said "it" on the bus

d)

The Kindly Ones made the bus explode

29.

What did Annabeth want to be when she grows up? (Chapter 13)

a)

A Scuba Diver

b)

A fashion model

c)

A teacher

d)

An architect

30.

What did Athena and Poseidon create together? (Chapter 13)

a)

a castle

b)

a chariot

c)

an Xbox

d)

a throne

31.

What did the fat lady's Chihuahua turn into? (Chapter 13)

a)

a Chimera

b)

a kitty cat

c)

a bunny

d)

a bear

32.

What is Percy immune to? (chapter 14)

a)

choking

b)

being sick

c)

feeling cold

d)

drowning

33.

What message does the woman in the water give Percy?

a)

Use the gifts you have been given.

b)

Do not trust the gifts you've been given.

c)

Go to Denver, Colorado.

d)

Do not trust one of your friends.

34.

Why does Percy try to keep a low profile (not be noticed) on the train?

a)

Train rides make him sick.

b)

He knows he's in Zeus' territory and doesn't want to upset him.

c)

His face is all over the newspapers.

d)

He doesn't want to fight any more monsters.

35.

We learn that Ares is the god of what?

a)

War

b)

Water

c)

Fire

d)

Snow

36.

Annabeth is deathly afraid of _______. (Chapter 15)

a)

Poodles

b)

Spiders

c)

Ants

d)

Other humans

37.

What does Ares promise them? (Chapter 15)

a)

defend their name and make sure nothing bad happens to them

b)

leave them alone and stop bothering them

c)

get them a ride to Los Angeles if they successfully retrieve his shield.

d)

get them back to Camp Half-Blood

38.
What item is NOT in the backpack Ares gives the kids?
a)
Double Stuff Oreos
b)
Twenty dollars
c)
A cell phone
d)
Fresh clothes
39.
What news does Ares give Percy? 
a)
That the newspapers are writing stories about him.
b)
That his mother isn't dead.
c)
That the solstice has been moved up one day.
d)
That his quest is bound to fail.
40.
Why doesn't Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley?
a)
They are monsters.
b)
They are too fast.
c)
They are humans.
d)
They are not really there. 
41.
How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them to the elevator?
a)
He bribes them.
b)
He begs him.
c)
He forces him.
d)
He blackmails him.
42.
How does Annabeth save the group from Cerberus?
a)
She whistles at him.
b)
She plays ball with him.
c)
She becomes invisible and sneaks them in.
d)
She plays fetch-the-stick with him. 
43.

Who is Charon?

a)

A god

b)

Grover's father

c)

Guard of the Underworld

d)

Annabeth's brother

44.
Why was Percy's backpack getting heavier?
a)
Grover kept putting rocks in it. 
b)
He was getting tired and it seemed heavier.
c)
Zeus' master bolt was in it.
d)
As a joke, Annabeth put a bowling ball in it. 
45.
What deal does Percy make with Ares?
a)
They agreed not to fight with each other.
b)
Percy won't tell anyone about the Love Tunnel if Ares lets him go.
c)
They agreed to fight until the first one draws blood. 
d)
They agreed that if Percy wins, he takes the items to Mount Olympus. 
46.
What causes Ares to back off after Percy wounds him?
a)
The fear that Percy will kill him. 
b)
The police and other spectators watching from the shore.
c)
A sudden darkness appeared.
d)
Percy's ADHD scared him. 
47.
When the Los Angeles reporters interview Percy, how does he get even with Gabe?
a)
He tells everyone that Gabe is giving away appliances.
b)
He tells everyone how Gabe was horrible to him and his mom.
c)
He tells everyone that all of this was Gabe's fault.
d)
He tells everyone that Gabe has been lying all this time. 
48.
Which of the following does Percy NOT see on his way through Olympus?
a)
twelve thrones
b)
soldiers with gold weapons
c)
everything glittering white and silver
d)
many muses, naiads, and satyrs
49.
How does Zeus reward Percy?
a)
He lets him see his father.
b)
He gives him back his mother.
c)
He lets him live.
d)
He allows him to fly from now on. 
50.

Who stole the master bolt?

a)

Grover

b)

Luke

c)

Ares

d)

Percy

51.

What do Percy and Annabeth do on the beach?

a)

Go swimming

b)

Watch fireworks

c)

Hide the flag

d)

Go fishing

52.

How does Percy get injured during his fight with Luke?

a)

Luke hit him with a sword.

b)

A shark bit him.

c)

A scorpion stung him.

d)

He was struck by lightning.