PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF *TEST*
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_____1. What is special about the pen that Mr. Brunner throws to Percy?
A. It writes in invisible ink
B. It turns into a bronze sword
C. It turns into an electric spear
_____2. What does Percy see at the fruit stand that scares Grover so much?
A. Watermelon
B. Baskets of fruit
C. Three old ladies knitting socks
_____3. Why won’t Percy be returning to Yancy Academy in the fall?
A. He will live at Camp Half-Blood
B. He called his teacher a name
C. He got into too many fights
_____4. What does Percy say that insults Grover so much?
A. He said his best friend was a donkey
B. He said his best friend was half bull
C. He said his best friend wasn’t human
_____5. Why does Percy lie to his mom about Mrs. Dodds and the ladies at the
fruit stand?
A. She will just cry
B. She won’t believe him
C. She might think it’s all stupid
_____6. What happens to make Gabe’s car crash?
A. The minotaur
B. Lightning
C. Wind and rain
_____7. What is strange about the man who is guarding Percy while he sleeps?
A. He has eyes all over his body
B. He is part goat
C. He is part horse
_____8. What does Percy find striking about Annabeth?
A. Her blonde hair
B. Her crazy personality
C. Her gray eyes
_____9. According to Chiron, what is the big question everyone wants answered?
A. What is the prophecy?
B. Who is Percy?
C. Who betrayed camp?
_____10. Which Greek god/goddess does Cabin #3 represent?
A. Ares
B. Zeus
C. Poseidon
_____11. Who is Annabeth’s Greek parent?
A. Athena
B. Dionysus
C. Artemis
_____12. What does it mean when a camper is classified as “undetermined”?
A. They don’t have a lot of powers
B. They belong to a minor god
C. They don’t know who their godly parent is
_____13. What type of monster manages to get into camp to attack Percy?
A. Fury
B. Hellhound
C. Minotaur
_____14. What did Zeus turn his daughter Thalia into as a memorial for her
bravery?
A. Pine tree
B. Stone gateway
C. Trident
_____15. Why does Zeus think Percy stole the bolt?
A. Percy was at Olympus for the winter solstice
B. Percy is Poseidon’s son
C. Percy wants to start a war between the gods
_____16. What is unusual about the storm that moves in over camp?
A. It is too early for hurricane season
B. The satyrs didn’t ask for snow
C. It never rains over camp unless they want it to
_____17. Who is Argus?
A. Head of security for camp
B. A hundred-handed one
C. A giant
_____18. According to Grover, why did Percy’s mom marry Gabe?
A. He was evil and evil keeps away monsters
B. He smelled grossly human and hid Percy well
C. He was a monster himself and didn’t know it
_____19. How does Percy sneak to the front of the bus after leaving Camp HalfBlood?
A. The Furies have very poor eyesight
B. He was thrown to the front by a Fury
C. He used Annabeth’s Yankees cap of invisibility
_____20. Who has Aunty Em been sending statues to?
A. Hades
B. Ares
C. Kronos
_____21. Why does Grover want to get his searcher’s license?
A. To find the minotaur
B. To find a wild boar
C. To find the god, Pan
_____22. Who is Gladiola?
A. A lady at a fruit stand knitting
B. A pink poodle
C. A Kindly One
_____23. What does Annabeth dream of being when she grows up?
A. Architect
B. Sorceress
C. Inventor
_____24. What 3 animals make up the Chimera?
A. Lion, Goat, Bear
B. Tiger, Lizzard, Donkey
C. Snake, Goat, and Lion
_____25. When he comes up out of the Mississippi River, what does Percy see
floating?
A. Trash
B. Life vest
C. McDonalds
_____26. When he lands in the Mississippi River, what amazes Percy?
A. He can breathe underwater
B. He is dry
C. Both A & B
_____27. What news does Ares give Percy about his mom?
A. She’s not dead
B. She cannot be saved
C. She’s at home
_____28. According to Annabeth, what does Hephaestus like to do when he
discovers his wife and Ares together?
A. Film their dates
B. Embarrass them
C. Applaud them
_____29. Whom can we assume was Thalia’s protector?
A. Dionysus
B. Chiron
C. Grover
_____30. How does Grover make sure the zoo transport animals are safe when he
releases them?
A. Places a satyr’s sanctuary on them
B. Blesses them with the Wild
C. Knocks out the van drivers
_____31. How does Annabeth pay for the taxi cab ride to Los Angeles?
A. Cash from Aunty Em’s
B. Robbed a store
C. Casino Cash Card
_____32. Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley in Los
Angeles?
A. They are mortal
B. They are good monsters
C. They are dead
_____33. How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
A. ADHD
B. Dyslexia
C. Drachmas
_____34. How does Annabeth save them from Cerberus?
A. Red rubber ball
B. Blue Frisbee
C. Green bouncy ball
_____35. Where does someone have to go to even have a chance at getting into
the Isles of the Blest?
A. Elysium
B. Fields of Asphodel
C. Tartarus
_____36. Why does Percy think Ares is following orders rather than thinking for
himself?
A. He read his plans from a sheet of paper
B. Ares isn’t that smart
C. He mentions the dreams
_____37. Why is it important that the Furies witness Percy’s battle with Ares?
A. To report to Zeus
B. To tell Hades Percy is innocent
C. To kill him if he wins
_____38. How does Percy convince the guard at the Empire State Building to let
him see Zeus?
A. Shows him ID
B. Shows him the bolt
C. Tells him he is Poseidon’s son
_____39. What does Zeus do to reward Percy?
A. Offers to make him immortal
B. Releases his mom from the Underworld
C. Spares Percy’s life
_____40. What bead is Percy given for his first summer at Camp Half-Blood?
A. Black bead with green trident
B. White bead with a satyr on it
C. Red bead with Hades’ helm on it
_____41. What is the name of Luke’s new sword?
A. Anaklusmos
B. Backbiter
C. Katoptris
_____42. Who is Percy’s father?
A. Nemesis
B. Apollo
C. Poseidon
_____43. Why can’t Percy fly?
A. Zeus hates him
B. Swimming is faster
C. He can’t wear the flying shoes
_____44. Who bullied Percy at Yancy Academy?
A. Clarisse
B. Nancy Bobofit
C. Luke
_____45. What is Grover’s title?
A. Satyr
B. Keeper
C. Piper
_____46. What kind of drink does Percy order at his first dinner at camp?
A. Cherry Coke
B. Blue Dr. Pepper
C. Blue Cherry Coke
_____47. In Percy’s dream at Montauk, what animal symbolizes Poseidon?
A. Eagle
B. Horse
C. Goat
_____48. What is the first monster Percy fights in the story?
A. Minotaur
B. Fury
C. Hellhound
_____49. Which god is the head of Camp Half-Blood?
A. Chiron
B. Dionysus
C. Zeus
_____50. What do each of the beads on the campers’ necklace symbolize?
A. They survived another year
B. They completed a quest
C. They symbolize their parents
Bonus:
List the reasons Percy thinks his mom has the worst luck in the world:
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Who are the Big Three?
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