Excerpt from Sea of Monsiers Percy & the Olympians
By Rick Riordan
My nightmare started like this.
I was standing on a deserted street in some little beach
town. It was the middle of the night. A storm was blowing.
Wind and rain ripped at the palm trees along the
sidewalk Pink and yellow stucco buildings lined the
street, their windows boarded up A block away, past a
line of hibiscus bushes, the ocean churned Florida, I
thought Though I wasn't sure how I knew that I'd never
been to Florida Then I heard hooves clallering against
the pavement. I turned and saw my friend Grover
running for his life Yeah, I said hooves Grover is a satyr
From the waist up, he looks like a typical gangly
teenager with a peach-fuzz goatee and a bad case of
acne He walks with a strange limp, but unless you
happen to caich him without his panis on (which I don't
recommend), you'd never know there was anything
unhuman about him Baggy jeans and fake feel hide the
fact that he's got furry hindquarters and hooves Grover
had been my best friend in sixth grade He'd gone on this
adventure with me and a girl named Annabeth to save
the world, but I hadn't seen him since last July, when he
set off alone on a dangerous quesi-a quest no sałyr had
ever returned from
CK
What is the main idea of the
dream?
A Grover is in danger.
The main character is in danger
RC Florida is in the middle of a hurricane.
RD The storm is building
S:
Why does the author most likely include this
part of the text?
RA to show what is happening during the
storm
B to imply the main character is in danger
RC lo express his interest in visiting Florida
D to explain the background of his friend
Grover
S:
Short Answer List three details from the
dream.
C