Vocab 1
Quest
A journey or mission to accomplish something
important.
Suspicious
Feeling that someone or something cannot be
trusted.
Why does Percy have to go on a quest?
Percy's quest is to recover Zeus's missing master bolt.
What warning does the prophecy give Percy?
The prophecy warns Percy about betrayal and a difficult outcome.
Who is Aunty Em really?
Aunty Em is Medusa.
Disguise
Something used to hide someone's real
identity.
Dilemma
A difficult situation that requires making a
choice.
Who gives Percy the prophecy about his quest?
Bonus Point: What state are they leaving on the quest?
The Oracle delivers the prophecy about Percy's journey.
Bonus Point: New Jersey
What transportation do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover use when they leave on their journey?
Bonus Points: What is the name of the bus
The group travels by bus during this part of the journey.
Bonus Points: The grey hound
What happens to people who look directly into Medusa's eyes?
Medusa's gaze turns people to stone.
Sacred
Something considered holy or very special.
Immortal
Living forever and unable to die from old age.
Which two friends travel with Percy on his quest?
Bonus Point: On the Greyhound bus what city are they traveling to
Annabeth and Grover join Percy on his quest.
Bonus Point: heading west toward Los Angeles
Which creatures attack the bus during the group's journey?
Bonus Points: What is the names of the sisters?
The Furies attack the bus.
Bonus Points: The Kindly Ones or Erinyes
Tisiphone
How does Percy protect himself when facing Medusa?
Bonus Points: In the book what is the object he uses?
Percy uses a reflection so he does not have to look directly at Medusa.
Bonus Points: the reflective surface of a garden gazing ball
Forbidden
Something that is not allowed.
Retrieve
o find and bring something back.
What three characters travel together on Percy's quest.
Bonus Points: Who Stays behind
Percy, Annabeth, and Grover travel together; Luke stays behind.
Do the Furies attack Percy and his friends while they are riding the bus.
Bonus Points: Who do they get confused as
True The Furies attack the group while they are on the bus.
Bonus Points: The Gray sisters
What does Percy do with Medusa's head after defeating her?
Bonus Points: Where is Olympus locate
Percy sends Medusa's head to the gods on Olympus.
Bonus Points: Mount Olympus is located on the 600th floor of the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York
Betray
To break someone's trust.
Prophecy
A prediction about something that may
happen in the future.
What deadline makes Percy's quest especially urgent?
The summer solstice is the important deadline.
Where do Percy and his friends stop in Chapter 11?
They stop at Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium.
What is one important lesson Percy learns during Chapters 9–11?
The encounters teach Percy to stay alert because danger can appear unexpectedly.