Setting
What is the setting of Percy Jackson?
* Modern-day America
*The story begins in New York City
Who is the protagonist (main character) of Percy Jackson?
Percy Jackson
What is a Minotaur?
Why does Percy struggle in school?
Because he has ADHD and dyslexia
1) What is an allusion?
2) Give an example of a Greek Mythology allusion
1) A reference to something outside of the story: a person, event, story, or myth
2) Achilles' heel is someone's weakness
Where does Percy's class go on a field trip?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
What mythological creature is Grover?
a satyr: half-goat, half-man
1) What is kleptomania?
2) Who is the kleptomaniac in the story?
1) An impulse control disorder that results in an irresistible urge to STEAL
2) Nancy Bobofit
1) With what weapon does Percy vaporize his math teacher?
2) Who gave him the weapon?
1) a pen that turned into a sword
2) Mr. Brunner, his Latin teacher (Chiron)
What does "immortal" mean?
It refers to a person who cannot die.
Why can't Percy's mother, Sally Jackson, cross the boundary into Camp Half-Blood?
Because she is a mortal (human).
1) Who is Percy's stepfather? (his name)
2) Describe him
1) Gabe Ugliano
2) Percy calls him Smelly Gabe; he plays poker and drinks beer; he bums money off of Percy when he can.
1) Who is Camp Director at Camp Half-Blood?
2) Who is his father?
1) Dionysus, god of wine and parties
2) Zeus
How does Mrs. Dodds know that Percy is the one she has been looking for?
Mrs. Dodds witnesses Percy using his power to control water on Nancy Bobofit and she ends up in the fountain.
1) Who are the Olympians?
2) Name three
1) The Olympians are offspring of the Titans.
2) Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Demeter
Where do the gods live in Ancient Greece?
Mount Olympus
Who is Kronos?
The Titan god, father of Zeus and his siblings
Annabeth looks like a California girl except for her ______ ______
gray eyes
1) Describe the dream Percy has during the night at the beach.
2) Interpret the dream.
1) Percy dreams that a white horse and a golden eagle are fighting on the beach. As they fight, the ground rumbles and a monstrous voice laughs somewhere beneath the earth, goading the animals to fight harder.
2) The horse is Poseidon; the eagle is Zeus. The one doing the laughing is Hades.
1) Who are the Furies?
2) Who is the Fury in the book that was vaporized in the museum?
3) Why are they called Kindly Ones by the characters in the book?
1) Three evil women from the Underworld who punish those who do wrong.
2) Mrs. Dodds
3) They are called Kindly Ones in order to stay on their good side and not attract their attention
According to Chiron, where do the gods now live?
In America
1) Why did Kronos eat his children?
2) Why wasn't Zeus eaten as well?
1) He was told that one day his children would defeat him
2) Kronos' wife hid baby Zeus and fed Kronos a stone instead
How did Zeus and his siblings defeat Kronos?
Zeus gave Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine to drink. Kronos vomited up Zeus' brothers and sisters. The six of them
Mr. Brunner and Grover are not who they seem to be.
Explain how their disguises worked well to conceal who they really are.
1) Mr. Brunner cannot walk because he is in a wheelchair. This makes him appear weak and helpless. He is actually a centaur, half-horse/half-man.
2) Grover appears to be a crippled kid who gets picked on and bullied and cannot stand up for himself. Percy thinks that he is Grover's protector, but in reality it is Grover who is protecting Percy.
Who are the Fates?
Three women who determine the length of a person's life.
One spins the thread of life at birth.
The second one measures the length of a person's life.
The third one cuts the thread at death.