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WorksheetsMrs. Williams' Lightning Thief Chapters 1-4 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
6. Part B: Which detail below best describes part A?
a. "...Thank you, Percy..."
b. "...the same fear I'd seen in Grover..."
c. "...whatever you've forgotten to tell me..."
d. "...we'll talk more..."
7. Part A: What is a major theme of chapter 3?
a. Things are not always what they seem.
b. Look on the bright side of life.
c. People want what they can't have.
d. The grass is always greener on the other side.
7. Part B: Which detail best supports Part A?
a. "...I got into the Camaro and told my mom to step on it..."
b. "...I felt angry at my father..."
c. "..."He was kind, Percy,' she said. 'Tall, handsome, and powerful'..."
d. "...where his feet should be, there were no feet. There were cloven hooves..."
8. Part A: Which character trait best describes Grover?
a. cowardly
b. trustworthy
c. prideful
d. liar
8. Part B: Which detail best supports Part A?
A. Grover groaned on the ground and said, "Food..."
b. Grover handed Percy a business card with his name and address for the summer on it and said, "Call me if you need me."
c. Nancy threw another piece of peanut butter and ketchup sandwich at Grover, but he dodged it.
d. "I'm worried about Percy, Mr. Brunner," Grover whispered.
