Character Study
Plot Shot
We don't have no stinkin' conflict!
Hero's Journey
Potpourri
100

This character is the son of Poseidon and accused of stealing the lightning bolt

Percy Jackson

100

Percy attends this school for "troubled youth"

Yancy Academy

100

When a character has a conflict with something society believes

Character vs society

100

When Percy is attacked by Ms. Dodds it represents this stage of the hero's journey

Call to Adventure

100

When Percy is upset with the prophecy he receives it shows what type of conflict?

Character vs fate

200

This character is charged as a protector, even though he has failed twice

Grover Underwood

200

This character behaves suspiciously towards Percy, finally attacking him in the museum

Mrs. Dodds

200

When a character has a conflict with another character

Character vs character

200

When Percy receives the news that he is a half-blood and enters camp Half-Blood after facing the minotaur it is what stage?

Entering the Unknown

200

Give an example of character vs supernatural from the book

Percy vs Ares

300

This character is one of Percy's strongest allies in the quest to regain the lightning bolt

Annabeth Chase

300

When Chiron gives Percy this gift, he warns him that it has a "long and tragic past"

Ankalumos, the sword, known as Riptide

300

When a character has a conflict with something relating to their prophecy or destiny

Character vs fate

300
Why does Percy's conversation with Chiron represent Meeting with the Mentor?

Because Chiron is giving Percy advice and gifts that will help him complete his quest

300

The best example of Ordinary World in the text is when Percy is where?

At Yancy Academy

400

This character has intentionally attacked Percy several times now - including blowing up his bus and sending Echidna and the Chimera to kill Percy

Zeus

400

Percy receives a prophecy from the oracle of Delphi, besides warning him that a friend will betray him. What else does the prophecy do that cause him conflict?

Tell him he will fail to recover what matters most in the end

400

When a character has a conflict with a naturally occurring element

Character vs nature

400

Why does Percy's fight with Echidna and the Chimera represent Road of Trials?

Because it is a challenge Percy faced that he was not successful in but he did use supernatural aid and it helped him learn about himself.

400

Prophecy is a what?

A prediction for your future

500

This character has sacrificed a lot of Percy, including marrying a disgusting human being

Sally Jackson

500

It is because of these two character's actions the monster Medusa was created

Poseidon and Athena

500

When a character has a conflict with something not naturally occurring in nature

Character vs supernatural

500

Why are the conversations between Grover and Annabeth in chapter 16 the best example of "Allies and Helpers"?

Because they are growing in trust and friendship, learning about one another and their motivations for helping each other

500

An important moment is defined as

Anything that changes the plot, changes relationships or makes a character have a realization