1. What’s the tradition for campers who return from quests? How did the Ares cabin “honor” Percy? They wear laurel wreathes to a big feast prepared in there honor, then led a procession down to the bonfire, and they got to bur the burial shrouds our cabins had made for us in our absents.
2. How does Percy’s mom get enough money to go to college? She "made" a statue called The Poker Player.
3. What happens to Grover in this chapter? Speculate: Will he come back in another book?Grover gets his searcher's license, and I do think it will come back in another book.
4. What is the bead for Percy’s first summer?It is pitch black with a sea-green trident, the bead commemorates the first Son of the Sea God at the camp, and the quest he took into the darkest park of the Underworld to stop war.
5. Why do you think Percy has so much trouble deciding whether to stay year
round or go to seventh grade? What would you choose?
Because he had the feeling that Chiron wanted him to so that he could get more induvaduial training, but he should really follow his heart and do whats best for him.
6. What is unique about Backbiter, Luke’s new sword?
It can kill both mortal and non-mortals because one side is bronze and the other side is steel, unlike Percy's sword it can only kill
7. Why is it dangerous to litter at Camp Half-Blood?Because the nymphs and the naiads. They'll get even. You'll crawl into bed one night and find your sheets filled with centipedes and mud.
8. Luke says, “Western Civilization is a disease.” What do you think he means by that?
That he is going to destroy it burn it to the ground, the Western Civilization.
9. What turned Luke so bitter?
Kronus, he showed him that Luke's talents are being wasted.
10.How did Annabeth take Percy’s advice?
She took his advice by writing him a letter and Percy suggested her to do that.
Friday, December 23, 2011
The Lightning Thief Chapter 21
1. When the Los Angeles reporters interview Percy, how does he get back at Gabe?
He started crying and said Gabe will give free appliances.
2. Why do Percy, Annabeth and Grover split up when they arrive back in New York?
2. Why do Percy, Annabeth and Grover split up when they arrive back in New York?
So that they can go back to Camp Half-Blood and tell Chiron what happened.
3. How does Percy convince the guard at the Empire State Building to let him see Zeus?
He showed him the metal cylinder, and he let him in.
4. What are some of the things Percy sees on his way through Olympus?
4. What are some of the things Percy sees on his way through Olympus?
He saw giggling wood nymphs who were throwing olives at him, hawkers in the market offered to sell him an ambrosia-on-a-stick and a new shield, and a genuine glitter-weave replica of the Golden Fleece, as seen on Hepheastus-TV.
5. Why Percy start feeling a little sorry for Hades when he sees Zeus’ palace?
because he go kicked out of that place was kinda unfair, and it would make anybody bitter.
6. Percy says he is glad, in a strange way, that Poseidon is so distant. Why?
Because if he'd tried to apologize, or told me he loved me, or even smiled, it would've felt fake.
7. Does this make sense to you? How does Zeus reward Percy?
Well not really, anyways Zeus rewards Percy by sparing his life.
8. Who was speaking from the pit? Why do think Zeus doesn’t want to talk about it?
Poseidon? Maybe because when they talk about it, it reminds him of what happened and that day, who knows maybe he never wanted that to happen or to happen like that.
9. How do you think Poseidon feels about Percy? How can you tell?
Good!, in his child, like he could actually clam him and be proud to call him his son.
10. Why doesn’t Percy petrify Gabe when he has the chance? What would you have done?
He remembered that Gabe had hit his mom. <your answer>
The Lightning Thief Chapter 20
1. Why does Percy will himself to get soaked in the water?
He gets himself wet because he thought that if the Cost Gard pulled him up and he was dry... that would be weird, because he isn't wet.
2.Ares says that the most kind of fight is when relatives fight,Why would this be the most vicious kind of fight?
Ares says that the most kind of fight is when relatives fight because " it is the bloodiest kind"
3. Why does Percy begin to suspect that Ares wasn’t acting alone – that he was taking orders from someone?
Percy starts to suspect that Ares wasn’t acting alone when Ares goes it to a trance and the starts talking to himself.
4. Which failures does Ares point to when he says Percy “doesn’t have what it takes”? Is this a fair criticism? Why or why not?
No, because Ares is going to say that to everyone because Ares is the God of War.
5. What deal does Percy make with Ares.
Percy and Ares' deal is... that if Ares wins he can turn Percy into anything and if Percy wins he can take the Helm and the Master Bolt.
6. How does Percy’s ADHD keep him alive in the fight?
Percy's ADHD keeps him alive because Percy feels awake, and can see everyone around him.
7. What strategy does Percy use to beat Ares?
Percy uses his water powers Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
Cache-Control: max - age = zero to knock down Ares and the hurts him.
8. After Percy wounds Ares, something strange happens that makes Ares back off. What is it?
Time slows down and then Ares stops.
9. Why is important that the Furies witness Percy’s battle?
So that they will not "TRY" to fight Percy.
10. At the end of the chapter, what does Percy decide he must do to complete the quest?Percy feels he must return the Master Bolt, back to New York
He gets himself wet because he thought that if the Cost Gard pulled him up and he was dry... that would be weird, because he isn't wet.
2.Ares says that the most kind of fight is when relatives fight,Why would this be the most vicious kind of fight?
Ares says that the most kind of fight is when relatives fight because " it is the bloodiest kind"
3. Why does Percy begin to suspect that Ares wasn’t acting alone – that he was taking orders from someone?
Percy starts to suspect that Ares wasn’t acting alone when Ares goes it to a trance and the starts talking to himself.
4. Which failures does Ares point to when he says Percy “doesn’t have what it takes”? Is this a fair criticism? Why or why not?
No, because Ares is going to say that to everyone because Ares is the God of War.
5. What deal does Percy make with Ares.
Percy and Ares' deal is... that if Ares wins he can turn Percy into anything and if Percy wins he can take the Helm and the Master Bolt.
6. How does Percy’s ADHD keep him alive in the fight?
Percy's ADHD keeps him alive because Percy feels awake, and can see everyone around him.
7. What strategy does Percy use to beat Ares?
Percy uses his water powers Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
Cache-Control: max - age = zero to knock down Ares and the hurts him.
8. After Percy wounds Ares, something strange happens that makes Ares back off. What is it?
Time slows down and then Ares stops.
9. Why is important that the Furies witness Percy’s battle?
So that they will not "TRY" to fight Percy.
10. At the end of the chapter, what does Percy decide he must do to complete the quest?Percy feels he must return the Master Bolt, back to New York
The Lightning Thief Chapter 19
1.What does the Field of Asphodel look like?
Imagine the biggest concert crowd you have ever seen, a football field packed with a million fans.Now imagine a million times that big, and imagine the electricity has gone out, and there is no noise, no light, no beach ball bouncing around over the crowd.Something tragic has happened backstage.Whispering masses of people are just milling around in the shadows, waiting for a concert that will never start
2.What do you have to do to enter the Isles of the Blest?
Well have to be reborn three times and three times achieved Elysium.
3.How do Grover, Percy and Annabeth end up at the pit of Tartarus?
Well Grovers shoes started flying to the Pit of Tartarus.
4.How is Hades’ aura different than Ares? How does Percy feel when he’s in Hades’ presence?
Ares makes people mad, and Hades makes people feel like hs servants.
5.Describe the guards at Hades’ palace.
They were waring U.S Marine suites and theiy were Skelentones.
6.What sort of problems does Hades complain about?
Well Helm was missing.
7.Why was Percy’s backpack getting heavy?
Percy's backpack are getting heavy beacuse tthe lightning bult and helm are in there.
8.What terrible choice faces Percy when he decides to use the pearls? Would you have made the same choice he does? Why or why not?
Percy leavs to leave his mother behined and they go to see Zues to see why he stole the items and frame Percy.
9.How do Annabeth and Grover prove themselves to be real friends to Percy?
They both stay behined so Percy can take his mom.
10.What is the power of the pearls?
To whoever uses the pearls to the sea at Santa Monica
Imagine the biggest concert crowd you have ever seen, a football field packed with a million fans.Now imagine a million times that big, and imagine the electricity has gone out, and there is no noise, no light, no beach ball bouncing around over the crowd.Something tragic has happened backstage.Whispering masses of people are just milling around in the shadows, waiting for a concert that will never start
2.What do you have to do to enter the Isles of the Blest?
Well have to be reborn three times and three times achieved Elysium.
3.How do Grover, Percy and Annabeth end up at the pit of Tartarus?
Well Grovers shoes started flying to the Pit of Tartarus.
4.How is Hades’ aura different than Ares? How does Percy feel when he’s in Hades’ presence?
Ares makes people mad, and Hades makes people feel like hs servants.
5.Describe the guards at Hades’ palace.
They were waring U.S Marine suites and theiy were Skelentones.
6.What sort of problems does Hades complain about?
Well Helm was missing.
7.Why was Percy’s backpack getting heavy?
Percy's backpack are getting heavy beacuse tthe lightning bult and helm are in there.
8.What terrible choice faces Percy when he decides to use the pearls? Would you have made the same choice he does? Why or why not?
Percy leavs to leave his mother behined and they go to see Zues to see why he stole the items and frame Percy.
9.How do Annabeth and Grover prove themselves to be real friends to Percy?
They both stay behined so Percy can take his mom.
10.What is the power of the pearls?
To whoever uses the pearls to the sea at Santa Monica
The Lightning Thief Chapter 18
1.Why does the DOA security guard get annoyed with Percy?
Annabeth said that they are going to the underworld and he said duh.
2.How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
He can tell by their smell it reaks of godlings.
3.How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator?
Percy gives him dracmas he also gives him a tip more than hades gives him.
4.What does the River Styx look like? Why does it look this way?
It is a very dirty lake people throw trsh in their.They also throw their wishes and hope.
5.Describe the entrance to the Underworld.
Looks like a cross between airport secuirity at Jersey Turnpipe.
6.If you were standing in that line, would you rather choose EZ Death and go straight to Asphodel, or risk being judged for your actions on earth?
I would do EZ death I would to get it over with
7.What is Percy’s plan to get past Cerberus? Why doesn’t it work?
Percy wanted to throw a stick so they can sneack past them
8.How does Annabeth save them? Why is she able to do this?
Annabeth saves them by getting a ball from WaterWorld so he could not think about Percy and Grover.
9.What does Percy realize about monsters at the end of the chapter?
That monsters sometimes have to be loved.
10.Do you feel sorry for Cerberus? Would you have risked playing fetch with him, if you were Annabeth
<Your own answer>
Annabeth said that they are going to the underworld and he said duh.
2.How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
He can tell by their smell it reaks of godlings.
3.How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator?
Percy gives him dracmas he also gives him a tip more than hades gives him.
4.What does the River Styx look like? Why does it look this way?
It is a very dirty lake people throw trsh in their.They also throw their wishes and hope.
5.Describe the entrance to the Underworld.
Looks like a cross between airport secuirity at Jersey Turnpipe.
6.If you were standing in that line, would you rather choose EZ Death and go straight to Asphodel, or risk being judged for your actions on earth?
I would do EZ death I would to get it over with
7.What is Percy’s plan to get past Cerberus? Why doesn’t it work?
Percy wanted to throw a stick so they can sneack past them
8.How does Annabeth save them? Why is she able to do this?
Annabeth saves them by getting a ball from WaterWorld so he could not think about Percy and Grover.
9.What does Percy realize about monsters at the end of the chapter?
That monsters sometimes have to be loved.
10.Do you feel sorry for Cerberus? Would you have risked playing fetch with him, if you were Annabeth
<Your own answer>
The Lightning Thief Chapter 17
1.How does Annabeth pay for the trip to Los Angeles?
With the casino debit card.
2.Annabeth seems worried when they discuss the voice from the pit. Percy thinks she has an idea what it might be. Do you have any guesses?
I think that it is either Hades or Luke.
3.Who is the spirit in the sea? What does she give to Percy?
She is aniried spirit of the water she gave him three white pearls.
4.Why is Annabeth uneasy about the gifts Percy received?
Because she has now recognized that the person in the dreams was not Hades.
5.According to Percy, how is L.A. different from New York?
L.A is different from New York because in L.A they have the beaches, carnival rides, palm trees, homeless guys in sand dunes, and surfer dudes waiting for the perfect waves.
6.Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley?
Because they must of been 100% mortal.
7.What does Crusty do to his customers?
Lets them try out a water bed and ends up trying to trap them by tying their feet and hands to the bed with rope.
8.Why can’t Percy simply fight Crusty?
Because his sword does not work on mortals.
9.How does Percy trick the giant?
Percy tricks him by saying nice things to him, and he persuades him to lie on a bed called ERGO and the chains trap him.
10.How does Percy find the address for the Underworld?
He finds it from under Crusty's desk.
With the casino debit card.
2.Annabeth seems worried when they discuss the voice from the pit. Percy thinks she has an idea what it might be. Do you have any guesses?
I think that it is either Hades or Luke.
3.Who is the spirit in the sea? What does she give to Percy?
She is aniried spirit of the water she gave him three white pearls.
4.Why is Annabeth uneasy about the gifts Percy received?
Because she has now recognized that the person in the dreams was not Hades.
5.According to Percy, how is L.A. different from New York?
L.A is different from New York because in L.A they have the beaches, carnival rides, palm trees, homeless guys in sand dunes, and surfer dudes waiting for the perfect waves.
6.Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley?
Because they must of been 100% mortal.
7.What does Crusty do to his customers?
Lets them try out a water bed and ends up trying to trap them by tying their feet and hands to the bed with rope.
8.Why can’t Percy simply fight Crusty?
Because his sword does not work on mortals.
9.How does Percy trick the giant?
Percy tricks him by saying nice things to him, and he persuades him to lie on a bed called ERGO and the chains trap him.
10.How does Percy find the address for the Underworld?
He finds it from under Crusty's desk.
The Lightning Thief Chapter 16
1.What’s in the backpack Ares gives Percy? If you were him, would you have accepted this gift?
The backpack had double stuff oreo's, fresh clothes, twenty bucks, and a pouch full of drachmas, But yes i would take the gifts because I may need it someday.
2.What news does Ares give Percy about his mom?
That she is not dead she was turned into a shower of gold.
3.Annabeth says Percy wasn’t smart to anger Ares. Was Percy right to talk back to him? Why or why not?
No, because it's bad to have a god as your enemy especially Ares.
4.What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace?
Every August they pick who was the best councilor, and she has got them because of that.
5.Percy says that Annabeth should write her father a letter. What would you advise her to do?
Just go ahead and do it, its worth a try. He may not write you back but at least you tried.
6.Percy’s dream has three different parts – what does he see in each scene?
The first on wads at the classroom, second dark cavern, and the last scene
7.How does Grover make sure the animals will be safe after they are released?
He sticks some kind of tracking device on the animals, to make sure they will be safe.
8.Percy, Grover and Annabeth are attracted to different types of games at the Lotus Casino. What does each one like, and what does this tell you about their personality?
? (coming soon)
9.When does Percy start to realize the casino is a trap?
When he asks the other kids what the date is and how old are they.
10.How does Percy snap Annabeth out of her trance?
He tells her that the place is full of spides, because she hates spiders
The backpack had double stuff oreo's, fresh clothes, twenty bucks, and a pouch full of drachmas, But yes i would take the gifts because I may need it someday.
2.What news does Ares give Percy about his mom?
That she is not dead she was turned into a shower of gold.
3.Annabeth says Percy wasn’t smart to anger Ares. Was Percy right to talk back to him? Why or why not?
No, because it's bad to have a god as your enemy especially Ares.
4.What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace?
Every August they pick who was the best councilor, and she has got them because of that.
5.Percy says that Annabeth should write her father a letter. What would you advise her to do?
Just go ahead and do it, its worth a try. He may not write you back but at least you tried.
6.Percy’s dream has three different parts – what does he see in each scene?
The first on wads at the classroom, second dark cavern, and the last scene
7.How does Grover make sure the animals will be safe after they are released?
He sticks some kind of tracking device on the animals, to make sure they will be safe.
8.Percy, Grover and Annabeth are attracted to different types of games at the Lotus Casino. What does each one like, and what does this tell you about their personality?
? (coming soon)
9.When does Percy start to realize the casino is a trap?
When he asks the other kids what the date is and how old are they.
10.How does Percy snap Annabeth out of her trance?
He tells her that the place is full of spides, because she hates spiders
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