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Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

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Chapters 1-2

1. Where does Percy’s class go for their field trip?

A) The Guggenheim

B) The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C) The Statue of Liberty

D) The Washington Monument

2. Which teacher does Percy think is cool?

A) Mrs. Dodds

B) Mrs. Kerr

C) Mr. Brunner

D) Mr. Yancy

3. What does Mr. Brunner give Percy to fight off Mrs. Dodds?

A) a pen that turns into a sword

B) a pencil that becomes a spear

C) a pen that is really a shield

D) an eraser that becomes a bow

4. Why does Percy go to Mr. Brunner’s office?

A) He is struggling in Latin because of his dyslexia.

B) He wants to know why only he remembers Mrs. Dodds.

C) He suspects that Mr. Brunner is hiding something from him.

D) He wants to appeal his expulsion.

5. What deadline does Percy overhear Grover mention to Mr.

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