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Percy Jackson and the lightning thief

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  • What subject did Mrs. Dodds teach at Yancy Academy?
    Social Studies
    English
    Latin
    Pre-algebra/Math
  • What type of comparison is used when Percy compares Gabe's appearance to a creature in Chapter 3?
    A wild bull
    A tuskless walrus
    A grumpy bear
    A giant frog
  • What famous historical location did Percy accidentally have a disastrous incident involving a Revolutionary War cannon?
    Gettysburg
    Concord
    Valley Forge
    Saratoga battlefield
  • Percy's mother disappears in a flash of golden light when attacked by the Minotaur. What literary device describes this transformation or disappearance?
    Metamorphosis
    Foreshadowing
    Alliteration
    Hyperbole
  • When Grover eventually loses his pants, he is revealed to have which type of lower body?
    The body of a goat/cloven hooves
    The legs of a horse
    The body of a donkey
    The tail of a fish
  • What is Percy’s obnoxious stepfather’s name, who Percy refers to as "Smelly"?
    Eddie
    Mr. Nicoll
    Gabe Ugliano
    Mr. Brunner
  • What important "deadline" were Grover and Mr. Brunner worried about in their secret conversation overheard by Percy?
    The winter solstice
    The end of the school year
    The next full moon
    The summer solstice
  • What legendary object did the three old ladies knitting by the roadside cut?
    The bus tire
    Grover’s shoelace
    A length of yarn/cord
    A piece of fishing wire
  • Who is the Camp Director at Camp Half-Blood, who is forced to work with youths due to a punishment from his father?
    Zeus
    Chiron
    Hermes
    Mr. D/Dionysus
  • In Ancient Greek, Grover curses "O Zeu kai alloi theoi!" What type of mythological being is he referencing?
    The Gorgons
    The Fates
    The Gods (specifically Zeus)
    The Titans
  • What item was Mr. Brunner holding when he tossed it to Percy, where it transformed into a sword?
    A small knife
    A pencil
    A ballpoint pen
    A piece of chalk
  • The Minotaur's body dissolved "like crumbling sand, blown away in chunks by the wind". This type of comparison is an example of what figurative language?
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Idiom
    Personification
  • How did Percy ultimately defeat the Minotaur?
    By luring it into a trap
    By hitting it with the car
    By breaking off one of its horns and stabbing it
    By using Riptide (the bronze sword)
  • Who is revealed to be Percy's monstrous pursuer in Chapter 4, who wants him dead?
    A Gorgon
    The Chimera
    A Hellhound
    The Minotaur
  • What technical term does Chiron call monsters, explaining that they do not truly die but are "primal forces" and eventually re-form?
    Revenants
    Archetypes
    Spirits
    Phantoms
  • The food that Annabeth fed Percy when he woke up (ambrosia) tasted specifically like what favorite homemade treat?
    Marshmallows
    Apple pie
    Buttered popcorn pudding
    Homemade blue chocolate-chip cookies
  • Which type of figurative language is used to describe Nancy Bobofit in the phrase: "Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos"?
    Simile
    Metaphor
    Personification
    Hyperbole
  • Annabeth's intense fear of spiders is rooted in the mythological story of Arachne, who was turned into a spider by which god or goddess?
    Poseidon
    Hades
    Athena (Annabeth's mother)
    Zeus
  • In Chapter 1, Nancy Bobofit is described as a "freckly, redheaded kleptomaniac girl". What does the word 'kleptomaniac' most nearly mean?
    Someone who is obsessively neat
    Someone who has an irresistible urge to steal
    Someone who is habitually disorganized
    Someone who is constantly telling lies
  • What color does Percy's mom (Sally Jackson) consistently incorporate into her food and treats to defy Gabe?
    Green
    Orange
    Red
    Blue
  • Annabeth explains that Percy’s dyslexia is a sign that his mind is "hardwired" for what ancient language?
    Ancient Greek
    Egyptian
    Latin
    Old Norse
  • Mr. Brunner is revealed to be what specific mythological creature (Half-man, Half-horse)?
    A Centaur
    A Faun
    A Satyr
    A Cyclops
  • What mythological figure did Percy correctly identify as eating his own children on the stele at the museum?
    Poseidon
    Zeus
    Hades
    Kronos
  • Which cabin takes in all new, "undetermined" campers, because its patron god is associated with travelers?
    Cabin 3 (Poseidon)
    Cabin 5 (Ares)
    Cabin 6 (Athena)
    Cabin 11 (Hermes)