Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-4

Reading Check

1. What is the name of the teenager that Apollo has been transformed into?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. To whom does Apollo hope to offer his services on earth, and whom does he end up serving instead?

2. What help does Percy offer Apollo, and why does he say he cannot offer anything more?

CHAPTERS 5-8

Reading Check

1. Who accidentally runs through one of the nosoi and gets infected?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How do Percy, Apollo, and Meg end up in a car accident?

2. Where does the karpos “Peaches” come from?

Paired Resource

“Could Humans Live Forever?”

• This National Geographic Kids article briefly discusses some scientific approaches to increasing human longevity.
• This resource relates to the theme of Immortality Versus Mortality.
• According to this article, how likely is it that humans will someday be immortal? Would you be willing to have your mind transferred into a computer in order to “live” forever? Apollo mentions that the gods are amazed at the ways human beings fill their lives with meaning despite knowing they will someday die.