Lightning Thief Section 4 Quiz

Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Then answer the question that follows.“My mother can make me feel good just by walking into the room. Her eyes sparkle and change color in the light. Her smile is as warm as a quilt...When she looks at me, it’s like she’s seeing all of the good things about me, none of the bad.”What is the meaning of the following simile as it is used to describe Sally?

“Her smile is as warm as a quilt.”

• Sally’s smile is warm to the touch.

• Sally’s smile is comforting.

• Sally’s smile is large and heavy.

•  Sally’s smile is patched together.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief​ by Rick Riordan. Then answer the question. “The fear in my stomach made me want to bolt, but that wouldn’t work. I could never outrun this thing. So I held my ground, and at the last moment, I jumped to the side. The bull-man stormed past me like a freight train, then bellowed with frustration, . . . I had an idea-a stupid idea, but better than no idea at all. I put my back to the big pine tree and waved my red jacket in front of the bull-man . . .”

Which word could best be used to accurately describe Percy?

•  Clumsy

• Scared

• Heroic

• Active

Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief​ by Rick Riordan. Then answer the question. “The fear in my stomach made me want to bolt, but that wouldn’t work. I could never outrun this thing. So I held my ground, and at the last moment, I jumped to the side. The bull-man stormed past me like a freight train, then bellowed with frustration, . . . I had an idea-a stupid idea, but better than no idea at all. I put my back to the big pine tree and waved my red jacket in front of the bull-man . . .”

Which quotation could best be used to accurately describe Percy?

• “The fear in my stomach made me want to bolt, but that wouldn’t work.”

• “I could never outrun this thing.”

• “The bull-man stormed past me like a freight train, then bellowed with frustration.”

•  “I put my back to the big pine tree and waved my red jacket in front of the bull-man . . .”

Read the excerpt from Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief​ by Rick Riordan. Then answer the questions that follow.  “But they weren’t watching my wounds heal. They were staring at something above my head.

   “Percy,” Annabeth said, pointing. “Um . . .”

    By the time I looked up, the sign was already fading, but I could still make out the hologram of green light, spinning and gleaming. A three-tipped spear: a trident.

   “Your father,” Annabeth murmured. “This is really not good.” What is revealed to Percy about his father?

• Percy’s father is Poseidon, God of the Sea.

• Percy’s father is a camp counselor.

• Percy’s father is a sea creature that he must defeat.

• Percy’s father has come to camp to take him home.

Read the excerpt from Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief​ by Rick Riordan. Then answer the questions that follow.  “But they weren’t watching my wounds heal. They were staring at something above my head.

   “Percy,” Annabeth said, pointing. “Um . . .”

    By the time I looked up, the sign was already fading, but I could still make out the hologram of green light, spinning and gleaming. A three-tipped spear: a trident.

   “Your father,” Annabeth murmured. “This is really not good.” Which of the quotation best supports what is revealed to Percy about his father?

• “But they weren’t watching my wounds heal.”

• “They were staring at something above my head.”

• “ By the time I looked up, the sign was already fading, but I could still make out the hologram of green light, spinning and gleaming.”

• “A three-tipped spear: a trident. ‘Your father,’ Annabeth murmured.”

Think about the similarities and difference between Percy in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Theseus in “Theseus” from D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. Then answer the question.

Decide which of the following two statements apply to Percy Jackson

• Killed the Minotaur at the entrance of Camp Half-Blood

• Killed the Minotaur in the maze of the Palace of Knossos

• Raised by mother

•  Raised as step-son to Smelly Gabe

• Recognized as son of King Aegeus

Think about the similarities and difference between Percy in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Theseus in “Theseus” from D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. Then answer the question.

Decide which of the following two statements apply to Theseus

• Killed the Minotaur at the entrance of Camp Half-Blood

• Killed the Minotaur in the maze of the Palace of Knossos

• Raised as step-son to Smelly Gabe

• Demigod 

• Recognized as son of King Aegeus

Think about the similarities and difference between Percy in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Theseus in “Theseus” from D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths. Then answer the question.

Decide which of the following two statements apply to both Percy and Theseus

• Killed the Minotaur in the maze of the Palace of Knossos

• Demigod 

• Raised by mother

• Raised as step-son to Smelly Gabe

• Killed the Minotaur at the entrance of Camp Half-Blood