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What does Luke give Percy to use on his quest?
Flying shoes from Hermes.
What happened to Percy when he went into the water during the Capture the Flag game?
The water healed his wounds and a trident appeared above his head.
What does the Ambrosia taste like to Percy?
His mom's homemade chocolate chip cookies.
What are the three old ladies doing at the market stand across from the broken-down bus?
They are knitting the socks of death.
"That was for Uncle Ferdinand!"
Grover
Why is Percy not like the other kids at Yancy Academy?
He is not rich.
What are some of the things that Percy should have noticed at Auntie Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium?
The statues all seemed to be looking at them.
Grover was whimpering.
Auntie Em locked the door.
What is so dangerous about the Lotus Hotel and Casino?
Kids never want to leave--even for decades!
What happened when Mrs. Dodds took Percy into the museum?
She turned into a Fury, attacked Percy and Percy used Riptide to defeat her.
"That's the property line. Get over that hill and you'll see a big farmhouse down in the valley. Run and don't look back. Don't stop until you reach the door."
Sally Jackson
Why does Sally Jackson eat blue food all of the time?
Because Smelly Gabe once said that there was no such thing as blue food and so she eats it all of the time to spite him.
Describe the entrance to the Underworld.
It is like airport security with Cerberus standing guard. There are two lines: EZ-Death and Judgment.
Describe Percy's first dream.
A white horse and a golden eagle were fighting on the beach, with a city in the background, and a voice from underground egging them on.
What does Percy do to the bus while the Furies are on it?
He crashes it first into the side of the tunnel and then into a tree.
"You've only got one talent kid, running away. You ran away from the Chimera. You ran away from the Underworld. You don't have what it takes."
Ares
Who is Grover?
A satyr who is Percy's protector.
Describe Camp Half-Blood.
It is protected from mythological monsters and is filled with half-bloods, satyrs, and nymphs. They do things like archery, volleyball, sword-fighting, capture-the-flag. There are 12 cabins for the 12 Olympians. They burn some of their food as an offering at each meal.
What is Percy's quest?
You shall go west, and face the god who has turned. You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned.
You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend. And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end.
What do the pearls do?
They will rescue one person each from the Underworld.
"Who are you? Well, that's the question we all want answered, isn't it?"
Chiron
Who is in Tartarus, controlling Ares and Luke?
Kronos
Describe Mount Olympus.
It is the peak of a mountain, covered in shiny white palaces, gardens, a market, with nymphs and muses hanging around at the top of the Empire State Building.
What are some of the signs that Percy is a half-blood?
He is dyslexic.
He has ADHD.
He attracts monsters.
Why doesn't Percy use the Medusa head on Gabe?
So Sally can make her own decisions for her own life.
"Didn't you realize how useless it all is? All the heroics--being pawns of the gods. They should've been overthrown thousands of years ago, but they've hung on, thanks to us half-bloods."
Luke