The Battle of the Labyrinth

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

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. Who is Percy avoiding at the beginning of the novel?

2. What will happen to Grover if he cannot find Pan?

3. Who is Nico trying to resurrect?

4. Where is the Labyrinth?

Short Answer

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

1. Why is it unusual that Rachel can see monsters?

2. Why is Annabeth upset with Percy on the ride to Camp Half-Blood? 

CHAPTERS 4-5

Reading Check

1. Whose ghost does Nico summon?

2. Why might Luke need Daedalus, according to Chiron?

Short Answer

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

1. Why did King Minos imprison Daedalus in the Labyrinth?

CHAPTERS 6-7

Reading Check

1. How does Annabeth use her one wish from Hera?

2. Whom do Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson find in Alcatraz?

Short Answer

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

1. Why is Hera so interested in Annabeth’s quest?

CHAPTERS 8-9

Reading Check

1. Whom do Percy and his friends find with Geryon?

Short Answer

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

1. Who is Icarus? What happened to him?

2. How does Percy buy Nico’s freedom from Geryon?

Paired Resource

“Factory Farming, Animal Welfare and the Future of Modern Agriculture”

• This brief DW documentary discusses the environmental issues that arise from modern factory farming.
• This source connects to the theme of Changing Attitudes About Environmental Issues.
• What are some of the real-life problems with modern farming and agriculture?

“A Translation of ‘Daedalus and Icarus’”

• This verse translation tells the story of Daedalus and Icarus as told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
• This source connects to the themes of The Consequences of Cheating Death and The Importance of Trust, Belief, and Hope.
• What lessons can we learn from the myth of Icarus? Which lines in the translation point to these lessons, and why?

CHAPTERS 10-12

Reading Check

1. On what condition does Hephaestus agree to give Percy and his friends the information they seek?

2. Why do Tyson and Grover split up from the group?

3. Who treats Percy’s wounds after he escapes from Mount St. Helens?

Short Answer

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

1. Why does Bianca tell Nico she has not been answering his summons?

2. What does Percy find out about the curse of Daedalus?

Paired Resource

“Mount St. Helens: 1980 Cataclysmic Eruption”

• This article from the US Geological Survey provides an overview of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
• This source connects to the theme of Changing Attitudes About Environmental Issues.
• What happened before and after the eruption of Mount St. Helens? What impact do volcanic eruptions have on the environment?

CHAPTERS 13-15

Reading Check

1. Who disappeared from Camp Half-Blood while Percy was gone?

2. Why do Percy and Annabeth decide to return to the Labyrinth?

3. To whom does Minos sell Nico?

Short Answer

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

1. Why do Percy and Annabeth need Rachel’s help?

2. How do Percy and his friends escape Antaeus’ arena?

3. Why did Daedalus give Luke Ariadne’s string?

CHAPTERS 16-18

Reading Check

1. How does Nico know Daedalus survived the fight?

2. Where does Nico trap Kronos?

Short Answer

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

1. What does Grover ask Pan to do? What is Pan’s response?

Paired Resource

“‘Pan Is Dead!’ The God Pan and His Association to Environmentalism”

• This article details the ancient myths of the death of Pan and discusses his connection with environmentalism in the ancient and modern worlds. (Note: This resource contains depictions of nudity in art.)
• This source connects to the themes of The Consequences of Cheating Death and Changing Attitudes About Environmental Issues.
• What is the myth of the death of Pan? Why is Pan so closely connected with environmentalism?

CHAPTERS 19-20

Reading Check

1. What does Grover report to the Council of Cloven Elders?

Short Answer

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

1. Who congratulates Percy and Annabeth on their successful quest? How does Annabeth respond?

Recommended Next Reads 

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

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• Shared themes include The Consequences of Cheating Death and The Importance of Trust, Belief, and Hope.
• Shared topics include Greek mythology, heroism, friendship, and fantasy.
• The Lightning Thief on SuperSummary

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

• J. K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel is about an 11-year-old boy named Harry who is living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin when he discovers that he is not only a wizard but also a famous one who survived a horrible attack. The story follows Harry as he learns about his past and the wizarding world at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• Shared themes include The Consequences of Cheating Death and The Importance of Trust, Belief, and Hope.
• Shared topics include fantasy, heroism, and friendship.
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on SuperSummary