chapter 8 and 9

chapter 8

.Why are the counselors having a hard time deciding who Percy’s Olympian parent is?
2.How does Percy surprise everyone during his first sword class? How do you think he was able to do this? by disarming move
3.According to Grover, why did the “Big Three” gods swear never to have any more children? they where to strong
4.Why does the story about Thalia make Percy feel “hollow and guilty”?because it was not his fault
5.In capture-the-flag, why does Percy feel like he’s being left out of the action?all apart of the plan
6.How does Percy manage to overcome the kids from Ares’s cabin?because they pushed him into the water
7.What was Annabeth’s plan to win the flag? to put Percy on the border so the areas kids would go to him.
8.Why does Annabeth make Percy stand in the water?to show chiron
9.What does Chiron say about how the hellhound got into camp?that someone summed it
10.When you find out Percy’s true identity, are you surprised or did you see it coming? surprisedWhat clues were given earlier in the book? when he poured ice water on his head

chapter 9

1.Why does Percy feel miserable once he gets his own cabin? he thought he might be normal half-blood

2.Based on the newspaper article Percy finds under his door, what is happening in the real world while Percy is in camp? they where searching for him
3.What is the master bolt?the strongiest lightning bolt
4.Why does Zeus think Percy stole the bolt?
5.Why can’t the gods retrieve the bolt themselves?they can't cross land
6.What bothers Percy about the Oracle’s prophecy? he did not know
7.According to Chiron, what evidence suggests that Hades stole the lightning bolt?he knew that Zeus would blame it on him
8.Why does Percy have to travel overland?the underworld was not safe
9.What will happen on the summer solstice if the lightning bolt is not returned?the biggest war in history
10.What is unusual about the storm that moves in over camp?it unsual gose away