Lightning Thief Section 4 Quiz Review

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.

Which word could best be used to accurately describe Percy?

• Clumsy

• Scared

• Heroic

• Active

What quote tells us that Percy is heroic?

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

• •  “I could never outrun this thing.”

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

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

What happened first?

• Percy defeats the Minotaur and saves Grover but his mom is disintegrated before his eyes.

• Percy is expelled from school and returns home with Grover. Then Percy and his mom leave on a vacation.

• Percy’s mom tells him some information about his dad and Grover appears at the cabin and tells Percy that he is in danger.

• Percy goes on a field trip. He fights with and defeats his pre-algebra teacher, Mrs. Dodds.

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.

What quote helps us understand that Percy's father is Poseidon?

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

• •  “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.”

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

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. Choose ALL that apply to Percy.

• raised by mom

• Killed the Minotaur at the entrance to camp

• Smelly Gabe is his step dad

• demi-god (half-blood)

• Killed Minotaur inside a maze.

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. Choose ALL that apply to Theseus.

• raised by mom

• Killed the Minotaur at the entrance to camp

• Son of King Aegeus

• demi-god (half-blood)

• Killed Minotaur inside a maze.