Chapters 1-4
What kind of school is Yancy Academy?
What is a private school for troubled kids?
Bonus: Why does Percy struggle in school?
Who is Half-Blood Hill named after?
Who is Zeus's daughter, Thalia?
Bonus: Where did Luke go on his quest?
What needs to happen before the summer solstice to prevent a war among the gods?
What is Zeus's master lightning bolt must be returned?
Who is the director of Camp Half-Blood?
Who is Dionysus, aka Mr. D?
Define goad.
Why is Montauk important to Percy's mom?
What is because it was where she met Percy's dad?
Who is Luke's father and what is he the god of?
Who is Hermes, the god of travelers?
Bonus: What symbol appears over Percy's head when he is claimed?
What three magical items do Percy, Grover, and Annabeth take on their quest?
What is Riptide, flying shoes, and an invisible hat?
What kind of creature is Grover?
What is a Satyr?
Bonus: What goal is Grover hoping to achieve one day?
Define feat.
What is an achievement that requires great courage?
Bonus: What monster did Percy fight on Half-Blood Hill?
Why does Percy think his school is playing a trick on him?
What is because everyone acted like Mrs. Kerr was (and had always been) their Pre-Algebra teacher?
Why do some demigods live at Camp Half-Blood all year long while others only come for the summers?
What is because children of certain lesser gods don't attract monsters as badly as the children of more powerful gods? Summer campers aren't in as much danger in the "real world."
Why did Percy's mom marry Gabe?
What is because his smell served as a mask to conceal Percy from monsters?
Who is one of the three Furies from the Underworld?
Who is Mrs. Dodds?
Bonus: What kind of animal guards Hades's door, and what is its name?
Define grapple.
What is to wrestle or struggle?
What do the strange storms foreshadow?
What is that the gods are fighting?
Who are the "Big Three" and why did they agree to not have any more children?
Who are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades and because their children were just too powerful and they were affecting the course of human events too much?
Why does Aunty Em want revenge on Annabeth?
What is because Aunty Em is Medusa and Annabeth's mother (Athena) cursed Medusa to be the monster she now is?
Bonus: Where does Percy send Medusa's head?
Who does Percy describe as looking like his/her face was spray painted with liquid cheetos?
Who is Nancy Bobofit?
Define melancholy.
What does the yarn cutting symbolize?
What is a short life (death)?
Bonus: What were the furies knitting with their yarn?
Describe three examples of foreshadowing that hint at who Percy's father is.
What is Percy "pushed" Nancy into the water fountain, he made water shoot out of the toilet, and the creek water healed him?
In what state is the entrance to the Underworld located?
What is California?
Bonus: In what state is the entrance to Mt. Olympus?
Which character has two identities but is a teacher in both?
Who is Mr. Brunner/Chiron?
Bonus: What kind of creature is Chiron?
Define prominent.
What is something that is noticeably standing out or easily seen?
Bonus: What is Poseidon's full name?