Lightning Thief Chapter 19: We Find Out the Truth, Sort Of

1. Why does the author describe a huge concert scene at the beginning of the chapter?

• A. He wants the reader to know that there is a concert at the Fields of Asphodel.
• B. He wants the reader to imagine the huge crowd of spirits at the Fields of Asphodel.
• C. He wants the reader to know that there is a football game at the Fields of Asphodel.
• D. He wants the reader to know that something tragic happened at the Fields of Asphodel.

2. What does the word "snaked" mean as it is used on page 301?

• A. serpents
• B. long
• C. curved or twisted
• D. shortened

3. Where do heroes go when they die?

• A. The Fields of Asphodel
• B. Sisyphus
• C. Elysium
• D. The Fields of Punishment

4. What does this phrase from page 306 mean? " I could tell she was nursing an idea, probably the same one she'd gotten during a taxi ride to L.A...."

• A. to develop or think about an idea
• B. to forget an idea
• C. to share an idea
• D. to prove an idea

5. Why did Percy resist the urge to eat the pomegranates even though they smelled delicious?

• A. They were poisonous.
• B. They were only safe for the gods to eat.
• C. They were the food of monsters.
• D. If he ate one, he would never be able to leave.

6. What were Percy’s two requests for Hades?

• A. return the master bolt and let them take it back to Mt. Olympus
• B. return the master bolt and give back his mother
• C. return the master bolt and the Helm of Darkness
• D. return the lightning bolt and start a war

7. What does Hades believe that Percy stole?

• A. The Helm of Darkness
• B. The master bolt
• C. His mother
• D. The Helm of Darkness and the master bolt

8. If Percy doesn’t return what Hades thinks he stole, what does Hades threaten to do?

• A. stop death and let the dead roam the earth
• B. keep Percy's mother forever
• C. never let them leave the Underworld
• D. take the three pearls

9. When Percy finds the master bolt in his backpack, Hades accuses him of….

• A. trying to start a war
• B. using it to make a deal for his mom
• C. using it to help his father
• D. using it to trade for the Helm of Darkness

10. Why did Percy decide not to use one of the pearls to save his mother?

• A. He knew Hades would kill her anyways.
• B. He didn't trust it to work against Hades' powers.
• C. He planned to return the bolt to Olympus and come back for her.
• D. He knew she didn't want to live.