Chapter Five: I Play Pinochle with a Horse

Chapter Five: I Play Pinochle with a Horse

1. What does the blond girl ask Percy as she’s feeding him pudding?

2. What is strange about the man who is guarding Percy as he sleeps?

3. Why does Grover say he retrieved the Minotaur horn?

4. How does Percy feel after he tries the strange drink?

5. As he’s gazing out from the front porch, what surprises Percy about the summer camp?

6. Describe Mr. D. Do you think he will be a hero or a villain? Why?

7. What does Percy find striking about Annabeth’s appearance?

8. What clues help Percy guess Mr. D’s identity?

9. What evidence does Chiron use to prove that the Greek gods are in America?

10. According to Chiron, what is the big question that everyone wants answered? Take a guess: what’s the answer.

Chapter Four: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting

Chapter Four: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting

1. What does Percy say that insults Grover?

2. According to Grover, who is after Percy?

3. What happens to make the car crash?

4. What does Percy’s mom tell him to do when they get out of the car and why does Percy disobey?

5. What does Percy find strange about the bull-man’s appearance?

6. What happens to Percy’s mother?

7. Why does Grover keep attracting the monster’s attention?

8. After the monster disintegrates, what gets Percy moving when all he wants to do is collapse?

9. What’s the last thing Percy remembers?

10. Take a guess: Who is the “familiar” face that Percy thinks he sees?

Chapter Three: Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants

Chapter Three: Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants

1. Why does Percy leave Grover at the bus station? What would you have done in his place?

2. Percy says “the best people get the rottenest luck.” How does this apply to his mom?

3. Describe Gabe.

4. Why doesn’t Percy tell his mom the truth about Mrs. Dodds and the ladies at the fruit stand?

5. How does Percy get even with Gabe as they’re loading up the Camaro?

6. Why is Montauk special to Percy’s mom?

7. Why does Percy’s mom eat blue food, and shy does Percy love this about her?

8. What new information does Percy learn about his dad as he and his mother are roasting marshmallows?

9. Describe Percy’s dream. What do you think it means?

10. How does the title of the chapter, “Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants,” come true?

Chapter Two: Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death

Chapter Two: Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death

1. Why does Percy think the whole school is playing a trick on him?

2. Why does Percy decide to study for the Latin exam even though he’s given up on his other subjects?

 

3. What leads Percy to believe that Grover and Mr. Brunner think he’s in danger?

4. After the Latin test, what do you think Mr. Brunner was trying to say to Percy? Why does Percy react angrily to Mr. Brunner’s words?

5. How does Percy say he’s different than the other kids at Yancy Academy?

6. Why does Percy tell Grover he’s a really bad liar?

7. What responsibility does Grover claim to have, and why does this strike Percy as stranger?

8. How do Percy and Grover end up on the side of the highway?

9. How does Grover react when Percy tells him about the yarn-cutting?

10. What does Percy think the yarn-cutting means? Does Grover seem to agree or not?

Chapter One: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-algebra Teacher

The Lightning Thief

Chapter One: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-algebra Teacher

1. What kind of school is Yancy Academy?

2. What bad experiences has Percy had on past field trips?

3. Why can’t Percy get back at Nancy when she starts teasing Grover on the bus?

4. Why doesn’t Percy get along with Mrs. Dodds?

5. When do you suspect that something may be unusual or supernatural about Mrs. Dodds?

6. In the story about the gods and Titans, who was Kronos and what happened to him after the gods defeated him?

7. Why does Percy get angry at Mr. Brunner? How would you have felt in his position?
   
   

8. What do you learn about Percy’s home life as he’s watching the taxis on Fifth Avenue?

9. How does Percy get in trouble with Mrs. Dodds? Do you think it’s his fault?

10. How have things changed when Percy returns to the front steps of the museum?
    
    

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