TEXT EVIDENCE
RL.6.1
RL.6.1
After the bus attack, what evidence best shows Percy sees Annabeth and Grover as teammates?
A. Percy returns to help Annabeth and Grover instead of escaping alone.
B. Percy decides to continue the quest by himself.
C. Percy refuses to speak to his friends after the attack.
Correct Answer: A
He returns to help them instead of escaping alone, and later tells Annabeth, “We’re a team.”
Why can we infer Annabeth is more uncertain than she first appears?
A. She admits the quest is a chance to test herself, and Percy notices uncertainty in her voice.
B. She immediately decides to return to camp.
C. She refuses to discuss the quest with Percy.
Correct Answer: A
She admits the quest is her chance to test herself in the real world, and Percy notices doubt in her voice.
Which theme is developed when Percy returns to help Annabeth and Grover after the bus attack?
A. Loyalty and teamwork may require taking risks for others.
B. Heroes should always work alone.
C. Winning is more important than friendship.
Correct Answer: A
Loyalty and teamwork require people to risk something for one another.
Which detail belongs in an objective summary of Chapter 11?
A. Percy dislikes the food at Aunty Em’s.
B. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover encounter Medusa and must escape her trap.
C. Annabeth explains every detail she knows about architecture.
Correct Answer: B
Percy, Annabeth, and Grover encounter Medusa at Aunty Em’s and must escape her trap.
In Chapter 11, what clue helps Percy realize “Aunty Em” is dangerous?
A. The stone statues, concealed eyes, and mythological clues suggest Aunty Em is Medusa.
B. Aunty Em tells Percy she is a friendly camp counselor.
C. Grover finds a newspaper article identifying Aunty Em.
Correct Answer: A
The strange stone statues, her concealed face/eyes, and the mythological clues lead Percy to recognize Medusa.
What evidence shows Grover’s dream of finding Pan matters deeply to him?
A. He wants to become famous at Camp Half-Blood.
B. He plans to search for Pan even though other searchers have disappeared.
C. He asks Percy to search for Pan instead of him.
Correct Answer: B
He explains that searchers risk disappearing, yet he still plans to become one because he believes Pan can be found.
What can you infer about Grover from his reaction to pollution and his goal of finding Pan?
A. Grover only cares about winning recognition from the gods.
B. Grover feels responsible for nature and is willing to risk himself to protect it.
C. Grover wants to leave the natural world behind permanently.
Correct Answer: B
He feels responsible for nature and is willing to take serious risks to protect wild places.
What theme is supported by Grover’s determination to search for Pan despite the danger?
A. Important goals should be abandoned when they become difficult.
B. Hope can motivate people to pursue an important goal despite danger and uncertainty.
C. Nature cannot be protected by individuals.
Correct Answer: B
Hope can motivate people to keep pursuing an important goal even when success seems unlikely.
Which detail is most important to include when summarizing Chapter 13?
A. Percy buys souvenirs at the Gateway Arch.
B. Percy is attacked by Echidna and the Chimera and jumps into the Mississippi to escape.
C. Grover decides to leave the quest and stay in St. Louis.
Correct Answer: B
Percy is attacked by Echidna and the Chimera at the Gateway Arch and jumps into the Mississippi to escape.
How does the poodle help move the quest forward in Chapter 12?
A. The poodle leads them directly to the Underworld.
B. The poodle lets itself be returned for reward money that helps fund their trip west.
C. The poodle gives Percy a magical weapon.
Correct Answer: B
The poodle allows itself to be “returned” for reward money, giving the trio enough money to continue traveling west.
What evidence shows Percy begins trusting his connection to Poseidon at the Gateway Arch?
A. Percy remembers Poseidon claimed him and jumps toward the river.
B. Percy asks Annabeth to fight the Chimera for him.
C. Percy hides inside the Arch and waits for help.
Correct Answer: A
Cornered by Echidna and the Chimera, Percy remembers Poseidon claiming him and chooses to jump toward the river.
Why does Percy’s jump from the Arch reveal more than simple desperation?
A. Percy jumps only because Annabeth orders him to.
B. Percy believes there is no chance of surviving.
C. Percy acts on growing trust that water and Poseidon’s power may protect him.
Correct Answer: C
He is in danger, but he also acts on growing faith that water and his father’s power may protect him.
What theme is developed by Percy’s choice at the Gateway Arch?
A. Courage can require acting with trust even when the outcome is uncertain.
B. Courage means never feeling afraid.
C. A hero should avoid taking any risks.
Correct Answer: A
Courage can require acting with trust even when the outcome is uncertain.
Give a one-sentence summary of the main conflict in Chapter 15.
A. Ares sends the trio to recover his shield, but they encounter Hephaestus’s trap and must escape.
B. Percy spends the chapter training peacefully at Camp Half-Blood.
C. Annabeth returns Ares’s shield before reaching the water park.
Correct Answer: A
Ares sends the trio to recover his shield, but the task is a trap created by Hephaestus, forcing them to escape using Percy’s water powers.
Why is Percy able to communicate with the zebra in Chapter 16?
A. The zebra can speak to every human it meets.
B. Percy understands the zebra because horses are connected to Poseidon’s domain.
C. Annabeth translates the zebra’s words for Percy.
Correct Answer: B
The zebra is related to horses, creatures connected to Poseidon, so Percy’s bond with his father’s domain lets him understand it.
What evidence shows the public story about Percy differs from what actually happened?
A. The news reports exactly what Percy tells the police.
B. The public believes Percy is a fugitive, while the reader knows monsters caused the danger.
C. The public knows that Percy is a demigod on a quest.
Correct Answer: B
News reports portray Percy as a dangerous fugitive, while the reader knows monsters caused the bus attack and Percy was protecting his friends.
Why can we infer Ares is trying to manipulate Percy?
A. Ares provokes Percy and uses information about his mother to pressure him into retrieving the shield.
B. Ares gives Percy the shield without asking for anything.
C. Ares warns Percy to avoid the water park completely.
Correct Answer: A
Ares provokes Percy’s anger, questions his courage, and uses information about Percy’s mother to persuade him to retrieve the shield.
What theme is developed through the Lotus Casino episode?
A. Entertainment always helps people solve problems.
B. Pleasure and distraction can prevent people from recognizing what is important.
C. Time passes more slowly whenever people are bored.
Correct Answer: B
Pleasure and distraction can keep people from recognizing what is important or urgent.
What is the most important outcome of the Lotus Casino episode?
A. The trio wins enough money to finish the quest easily.
B. The trio realizes the casino has cost them several days, leaving less time for the quest.
C. Percy decides to remain in the casino permanently.
Correct Answer: B
The trio realizes the casino has stolen several days from them, leaving far less time to complete the quest.
What warning sign finally breaks Percy out of the Lotus Casino’s spell?
A. Darrin says he thinks the year is 1977.
B. Ares appears and tells Percy to leave.
C. Grover finds a clock that has stopped working.
Correct Answer: A
Darrin says he believes the year is 1977, revealing that guests have lost track of enormous amounts of time.
What evidence shows Percy is learning to use his powers strategically?
A. Percy avoids using water because he fears it.
B. Percy asks Ares to rescue them from the trap.
C. Percy uses the ride’s water to help propel the boat out of the trap.
Correct Answer: C
At the water park, he senses and controls the ride’s water to propel the boat out of Hephaestus’s trap.
What does Percy’s conversation with Darrin help him infer about the Lotus Casino?
A. The casino closes every night at midnight.
B. The casino distorts time and keeps guests distracted for far longer than they realize.
C. Only demigods are allowed to enter the casino.
Correct Answer: B
The casino distorts time and traps guests in endless entertainment; people inside may believe only minutes have passed when years have passed outside.
What theme is developed when Percy defeats Procrustes by using the giant’s own rules against him?
A. Physical strength is the only way to defeat an enemy.
B. Quick thinking can be more effective than strength in a dangerous situation.
C. Following an enemy’s directions is always safest.
Correct Answer: B
Quick thinking can be more effective than strength when facing a dangerous opponent.
Which event is essential to a summary of Chapter 17?
A. Percy outsmarts Procrustes, frees his friends, and learns the Underworld entrance is nearby.
B. Percy returns to Camp Half-Blood before finding the Underworld.
C. Grover defeats Ares in a sword fight.
Correct Answer: A
Percy outsmarts Procrustes, frees Annabeth and Grover, and discovers the nearby location of the Underworld entrance.
How does Percy save Annabeth and Grover from Crusty?
A. Percy pays Procrustes to release them.
B. Percy tricks Procrustes into demonstrating a bed, which restrains him so Percy can free his friends.
C. Percy waits for Ares to rescue Annabeth and Grover.
Correct Answer: B
He flatters and tricks Procrustes into demonstrating a bed; the bed restrains him, allowing Percy to defeat him and free his friends.