Characters
Who are Percy's 2 friends that accompany him throughout most of the story?
Grover and Annabeth
Who is Percy's father?
Poseidon
Who does Percy battle in the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the start of the book?
Mrs. Dodds
What quest does Chiron give to Percy?
He has to find and bring back Zeus's stolen Master Bolt
What causes Grover to get pulled towards the pit of Tartarus?
The flying shoes that Luke gave them
What monster does Percy defeat on the way to Camp Half-Blood? (he also takes a piece of this monster with him as a souvenir!)
The Minotaur
Who is Annabeth's mother?
Athena
When Percy gets to Camp-Half Blood, what do we learn is Mr. Brunner's real name/identity?
Chiron
What two items does Percy receive as gifts before starting his quest, and who does he receive them from?
Chiron gives him Riptide the pen/sword, and Luke gives him flying sneakers
Annabeth distracts a monster in the Underworld. Which monster does she distract, and how does she do it?
Cerberus, and she throws a red ball to him
Who is the ferryman of the dead who wears a fancy Italian suit that turns into a black gown?
Charon
Who is the director of Camp Half-Blood? Please make sure to give the name of the god not just his character's name!
Dionysus
Why is Percy placed in Cabin 11 (Hermes's cabin) at first?
Because he is "undetermined," meaning they do not know which god he is the child of
Who do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover encounter at the Garden Gnome Emporium, and how does Percy defeat this character?
Medusa, and Percy cuts off her head
Who do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover meet at the Water Bed Palace, and how does Percy defeat this character?
Crusty/Procrustes, and Percy defeats him by tricking him into lying down on a bed and cutting his head off
Who were the 3 characters that were with Thalia when she sacrificed herself so that they could get to Camp Half-Blood safely?
Grover, Annabeth, and Luke
Who is the god of nature that Grover (and other satyrs) want to search for?
Pan
What happens at the end of the Capture the Flag game that shows us who Percy's dad is?
A trident shows up over his head
Which 2 characters does Percy encounter on the elevator of the Gateway Arch, and how does he get away from them?
Echidna and the Chimera, and he jumps out of the elevator into the Mississippi River
Ares, and he has Hades's Helm of Darkness
Who is responsible for influencing Luke to steal the Master Bolt and Helm of Darkness and talking to Luke, Ares, and Percy in their dreams?
Kronos
Who is Luke's father?
Hermes
When Percy and Grover are outside of their bus that broke down on the way out of Yancy Academy, which three figures do they see and what do they do that makes Grover nervous?
The Three Fates, and they cut the string they are knitting
What do Percy, Annabeth, and Grover have to get from the water park in Denver?
Ares's shield
What does Percy decide to do about Smelly Gabe at the end of the book, and why does he make that decision?
He decides not to turn Gabe into stone because he knows his mom has to make that decision for herself if she ever wants to do it