Chapter 16 Questions {while reading}

1.What’s in the backpack Ares gives Percy? If you were him, would you have accepted this gift? Fresh clothes, twenty bucks in cash, a pouch full of drachmas, and a bag of Double Stuff Oreos. Yes I would.

2.What news does Ares give Percy about his mom? She is not dead. She is a hostage of war.

3.Annabeth says Percy wasn’t smart to anger Ares. Was Percy right to talk back to him? Why or why not? No he should have not talked back. Three reasons he should never talked back to Ares, 1. It is disrespectful. 2. You should never talk back to an adult {personal experience} 3. You would not want a god as your enemy especially Ares.

4.What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace? Thalia's pine tree, a Greek trireme on fire, and a centaur in a prom dress

5.Percy says that Annabeth should write her father a letter. What would you advise her to do?I would advice her to talk to him and try again after summer break is over.

6.Percy’s dream has three different parts – what does he see in each scene? The first scene was Percy taking a test in a straitjacket with the teacher saying he can do it and to just pick up the pencil and Thalia trying to get out of her straitjacket. The second scene was the cavern, the pit with the voice, and the spirits of the dead. Also in the second scene the voice was talking to one of his servents.

7.How does Grover make sure the animals will be safe after they are released? He gives them a saytr blessing

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? Percy liked the sports kind and the FBI one . Percy loves adrenaline. Grover likes the reverse hunting game Grover doesn't like humans. Annabeth likes the make your own city game. Annabeth seems to like to build.

9.When does Percy start to realize the casino is a trap? When he ask a person what year it is because he talked like he was from the 1970's and his response was 1979.

10.How does Percy snap Annabeth out of her trance? Talking about spiders

Chapter 17 Questions {while reading}

1.How does Annabeth pay for the trip to Los Angeles? She used the Lotis Cash 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 might be Kronos

3.Who is the spirit in the sea? What does she give to Percy? She is a messenger. Pearls.

4.Why is Annabeth uneasy about the gifts Percy received? Annabeth said, "Every gift has a price."

5.According to Percy, how is L.A. different from New York? More homeless people, more casinos.

6.Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley? They are mortal.

7.What does Crusty do to his customers? Stretches or or chops them to the right length.

8.Why can’t Percy simply fight Crusty? Cause he is trying to trick him.

9.How does Percy trick the giant? He started talking about how one waterbed was wave proof and Percy said show me and then he sat down to show Percy.

10.How does Percy find the address for the Underworld? In Crusty's office his was mailing something.

The Lightning Thief

1. Why does Percy try to keep a low profile on the train? Because he was all over newspapers, news, and signs.

2. What new information does Annabeth tell us about her father in this chapter? Her dad resented her, he asked Athena to take her back, and he never wanted to have her as his child.

3. Annabeth says a couple of unexpected friends took care of her when she ran away from home. Any guesses who these might be? Why? Luke for one of my guesses and um... and maybe Grover. Luke has been at camp for the same amount of time and Grover's first keeper job five years ago and Annabeth has been at camp for 5 years

4. Why does Percy laugh when Annabeth tells him what she wants to be? He never thought that Annabeth could sit down and stay still

5. What magic item does Hades have? What are its powers? Realm of Darkness. It powers are it can make Hades melt into a shadow {just like a shadow all you see is shadow you don't here it} and scare people so much it can make your heart stop.

6. Describe the Chimera. A ten foot tall monster with a lion head, giant goat legs, serpent tail, and wearing a rhinestone collar.

7. Echidna says Percy should feel honored to be killed by her. Why? Because Zeus doesn't let her kill heroes.

8. What is Percy’s “fatal mistake” while battling the Chimera? Slashing toward Chimera's neck even though he was wearing a collar.

9. Why does Percy decide he has no choice but to jump? What would you have done in his place? There was no where else to go but, down. I would of jumped, proved my blood line and see if the water would heal me.

10. How would the battle have been different if there were no mortal spectators in the Arch? They could of battled and not harm anyone and Chimera would of attacked as soon as they saw him if there were not any mortals.

The Lightning Thief Chapter 13 {Before reading}

My teacher has asked me before, "Do you have a phobia?" I am finally going to answer that question. My answer is I do have a phobia and my phobia is heights. I did say it I am completely afraid of heights.

Chapter 10 Writing Prompt

Everybody at Half Blood Hill has a magical item. I think that another magical that would be good for Percy would be horse shoes when he puts them on and says sea the shoes will turn into a horse. My magical item would be something like Riptide but, it had a picture of a horse, so when I uncap the pen it will become a sword, click the pen it is able to right {this can only happen while it is in pen form}, when I lose it with or without the cap it will return in my hand only if it is in sword form the cap will disappear and recap it and it will turn back into a pen and return itself back in my hand, and when you say the Greek word for horse it will turn into a horse.

I will defend it but, I can not think of a reason why the Congress would do that!! Why you ask because, some thirteen year olds are not tall enough, some are immature, and the Congress can be mean sometimes :( {just my opinion}

1. Who is Argus and why can he never be surprised? He is basically a security guard and he has eyes all over his body.
2. What gift does Luke give to Percy? Why can’t Percy use them? Flying shoes and he can't use them because, Zeus will destroy the second he starts flying.
3. What special properties does Riptide have? It turns into a sword and in pen form he can not lose it
4. What is Mist? It is what mortals see what they want to see.
5. What are some of the reasons Annabeth gives for why Poseidon and Athena don’t get along? Athena caught Poseidon with his girlfriend in Athena's temple{which is disrespectful} and Athena won a city
6. According to Grover, why did Percy’s mom marry Gabe? He has a strong aura
7. Percy says he’s not going on the quest to retrieve the lightning bolt. What’s his real reason for going? to save his mom
8. How does Percy sneak to the front of the bus? With Annabeth's invisibility cap
9. Why doesn’t Percy leave the bus when he has the chance? He had to save his friends
10. How do Percy, Grover and Annabeth lose their luggage? The bus exploded

The Lightning Thief

1.Why does Percy feel miserable once he gets his own cabin? Because he was used to all the kids and now he is all alone.

2.Based on the newspaper article Percy finds under his door, what is happening in the real world while Percy is in camp? Gabe is trying to find them{Percy and his mom}

3.What is the master bolt? Zeus's Symbol of Power in Olympus.

4.Why does Zeus think Percy stole the bolt? Because Posiden has tried to take Zeus off his throne before and now Posiden had a son

5.Why can’t the gods retrieve the bolt themselves? They are busy and they can't go into any of the other gods realms

6.What bothers Percy about the Oracle’s prophecy? He will fail to suceed to save one of his friends

7.According to Chiron, what evidence suggests that Hades stole the lightning bolt? Hades can turn invisible and he might be furious with his brothers for breaking their promise with the River Styx

8.Why does Percy have to travel overland? Zeus would kill him if he went flying because Zeus is the Lord of the Sky

9.What will happen on the summer solstice if the lightning bolt is not returned? There will be a war

10.What is unusual about the storm that moves in over camp? There has never been a storm at Half Blood Hill Camp

The Lightning Thief

1.Why are the counselors having a hard time deciding who Percy’s Olympian parent is? Because there is no sign.
2.How does Percy surprise everyone during his first sword class? How do you think he was able to do this? He defeated Luke in a sword fight. I think he was just a little luck or his Olympian parent half took over him.
3.According to Grover, why did the “Big Three” gods swear never to have any more children?
Because there was a war with Zeus and Posiden's children against Hades' children and after that the three brothers had to promise on the River Styx not to have any more kids.
4.Why does the story about Thalia make Percy feel “hollow and guilty”? She fought off a army of monsters to save her friends and all he did was destroy a Minotuar
5.In capture-the-flag, why does Percy feel like he’s being left out of the action? Because he hears metal clanging together and all he did was stand by the creek
6.How does Percy manage to overcome the kids from Ares’s cabin? He knocks one kid's helmet off, shaved one kid's plume, and break Clarisse's spear
7.What was Annabeth’s plan to win the flag? Keep him there so the Ares's kids would come after him
8.Why does Annabeth make Percy stand in the water? To show Chiron how he feels instantly better in the water
9.What does Chiron say about how the hellhound got into camp? Someone summoned it. Someone in camp.
10.When you find out Percy’s true identity, are you surprised or did you see it coming? What clues were given earlier in the book? I saw it coming I started knowing when knocked down Nancy Bobofit with out touching her, made Gabe fly through the air, and when the toilets and showers exploded.