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Quiz: Lightning Thief: Ch 1-4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of school is Yancy Academy?
a)
a school for gifted students
b)
a music school
c)
a performing arts school
d)
a school for students who behave badly
2.

A _________ has both a god and a human for parents.

a)

expellled

b)

dyslexia

c)

demigod

d)

mortal

3.

What news does the headmaster of Yancy Academy send to Percy's mom?

a)

Percy is making all A's.

b)

Percy has been awarded Student of the Month

c)

Percy is being kicked out of Yancy Academy.

d)

Percy is being invited back to Yancy Academy for another year.

4.

What caused Grover to get extremely upset?

a)

Percy was mean to him

b)

Percy saw the three old ladies snip the yarn with scissors

c)

The three old ladies smiled cruelly at Grover

d)

The bus was ready to leave

5.

What did Sally, Percy’s mother, want to do with her life? Why didn’t she do it?

a)

She wanted to be an artist and couldn't do it because she didn't go to school.

b)

She wanted to be a novelist but she couldn't afford school after her uncle passed away.

c)

She wanted to be a teacher but hated children!

d)

She wanted to manage the Mega-Mart Electronics in Queens and she did it!

6.

"I stammered something about the old ladies at the fruit stand, and Mrs. Dodds, and my mom stared at me, her face deathly pale in flashes of lightning."


Based on the quote, the word "stammered" most closely means

a)

mumbled

b)

whispered

c)

shouted

d)

annunciate

7.

What happened to Percy's father?

a)

He died in a car crash

b)

He died in a plane crash

c)

He was lost at sea

d)

He was lost in the desert

8.

When Percy went to bed at Montauk, what did he dream about?

a)

Mrs. Dodds threatening him

b)

a golden eagle and a white horse fighting

c)

Smelly Gabe beating him up

d)

A beautiful singing voice calling him out to sea

9.
Who is Percy's favorite teacher?  
a)
Mrs. Dodds
b)
Mr. Brunner
c)
Mr. Jackson
d)
Mrs. Kerr
10.
1. What type of mythological creature is Grover?
a)
A. a satyr, half boy and half goat
b)
B. a Minotaur, half bull and half man
c)
C. a centaur, half horse and half man
d)
D. Medusa, a creature with snakes for hair
11.
2. Why does Grover say that it was better if Percy didn’t know about Mrs. Dodds and the other strange things that were happening to him?
a)
A. He would just get into more trouble.
b)
B. He would attract more monsters.
c)
C. They wanted him to be confused.
d)
D. All of the above.
12.

5. What was following Percy, his mom and Grover?

a)

A. A man covered in a blanket.

b)

B. A centaur; half man half horse.

c)

C. A minotaur; half bull half man

d)

D. A monster that looked like Gabe.

13.
6. Why did Percy’s mom tell him to go without her and Grover?
a)
A. She wanted him to get to the safety of camp.
b)
B. She didn't care about Grover.
c)
C. She knew they would get killed by the Minotaur.
d)
D. None of the above.
14.
7. Why did Percy finally decide to leave his mom and Grover?
a)
A. He didn't want to make his mom mad at him.
b)
B. He only cared about his own safety.
c)
C. He knew it was the only way for them all to have a chance to survive.
d)
D. He wasn't afraid of the Minotaur/Bull Man.
15.
8. What happened to Percy's mom?
a)
A. She was stabbed by the Minotaur/Bull Man.
b)
B. The Minotaur/Bull Man made her dissolve.
c)
C. She was able to escape from the Minotaur.
d)
D. She died in the car crash.
16.
9. How did Percy defeat the Minotaur?
a)
A. He stabbed him with the Minotaur's own horn.
b)
B. He stabbed him with the pen that turned into a sword.
c)
C. He pushed him into a fountain of water.
d)
D. He ran away before the Minotaur could catch him and he reached the camp.
17.

What happened after Percy stabbed the creature in the ribs?

a)

It disappeared in light like Percy's mom

b)

It disintegrated like Mrs. Dodds did

c)

It caught on fire

d)

It hit the ground with a thump.

18.

We learn a lot about Percy based on his inner thoughts. From his thinking below, tell me what you have learned about him.

“Her name is Sally Jackson and she’s the best person in the world, which just proves my theory that the best people have the rottenest luck.”

a)

Percy believes in fate

b)

Percy loves and respects his mom

c)

Percy thinks she should have done better

d)

Percy is grateful

19.

Where does Grover take Percy after he defeats the Minotaur?

a)
Mount Olympus
b)
The Underworld
c)
The Oracle's Cave
d)
Camp Half-Blood
20.

What does Percy see before he collapses on the porch at Camp Half-Blood?

a)
A memory of his first day at school.
b)
A dream about flying with dragons.
c)
A vision of a giant wave crashing down.
d)

A blond girl and a familiar face.