The Lightening Thief.doc

The Lightening Thief.doc The Lightening Thief The Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner, is really what? How does he disguise himself? He really is Chiron, a centaur, who is half human and half horse. He was the trainer of Hercules in the past. His disguise is a wheelchair. Grover, Percy’s friend, is really what? What is his disguise? A satyr who is half goat and half human. He wears pants and shoes. How are Titans different from gods? Which came first? Titans are the fathers of the gods. Who is Zeus’ father? What did he do to his children? What did the children do to him? Kronos is Zeus’ father. Kronos ate all his children except for Zeus, who was hidden. Later Zeus tricked Kronos into vomiting up the children. The children kids defeated Kronos, cut him up with his own scythe and scattered his remains in Tartarus, the darkest part of the Underworld. What is Percy’s secret weapon? A pen which turns into a sword. It will always come back to him. Name the two different disguises used by the Fury? Mrs. Dodds, the Algebra teacher and one of the old ladies on the bus. What are the Furies? Hades’ torturers in the Underworld. How do the mythical beings hide their existence from humans? The “mist” What are Percy’s mom’s and stepfather’s name? What is the stepfather’s most distinct characteristic (and the reason Percy’s mom married him)? Sally Jackson. Gabe Ugliano, AKA “Smelly Gabe”. His smell protects Percy. What monster attacked Percy, Grover and Sally on the way to camp? A Minotaur, half man and half bull. What trophy did Percy get from the Minotaur? The horn of the Minotaur, which was what killed the Minotaur. Who is Mr. D? Who is his father? Why is he the director of Camp Half Blood? Dionysus is the god of wine. His father is Zeus. He is running the camp as a punishment. What is the name of the home of the gods? Where is it now? th Mount Olympus, currently on the 600 floor of the Empire State building. How many cabins are in the camp? What does that number represent? There are 12 cabins, one for each god. Who is Hermes? God of travelers and thieves. What four times did Percy use his power of water? 1. To push Nancy Bobofit into the fountain 2. Fight Clarisse and the girls in the bathroom 3. During “Capture the Flag” to heal himself and to win the fight against Clarisse 4. Made a huge wave to fight Ares. Match the god with his/her area of control Zeus - sky Poseidon - seas Hera - marriage Hades - underworld Hermes - travelers and thieves Ares - war Athena - wisdom Aphrodite - love Who is Luke’s father? Hermes Who is Thalia and what happened to her? Daughter of Zeus who was turned into a tree by Zeus after fighting Hades’ monsters. Her spirit protects the valley. What is Percy’s quest and who goes with him? Annabeth and Grover accompany Percy in his quest to get Zeus’ lightning bolt back. Who does Zeus think stole the lightning bolt and why? Zeus thinks Percy stole the lightning bolt for Poseidon. Poseidon would then make copies and thus topple Zeus from his throne. When must the quest be completed? By the summer solstice, June 21 What did the Oracle tell Percy? 1. Go west and face the god who turned 2. Find what was stolen and return it 3. Will fail to save what matters most 4. Will be betrayed by one who calls you “friend” Where is the entrance to the Underworld? In Los Angeles What magic did Annabeth have? A baseball cap which makes her invisible. What did Luke give Percy when he started his quest? Who actually wears them? Why didn’t Percy wear them? Basketball shoes which sprout wings. Air is controlled by Zeus who is Percy’s enemy. Grover wears them. What did Chiron give Percy? A pen/sword named Anaklusmos “Riptide” Who was on the bus as the trio left NYC? The Furies disguised as old ladies. Who is Aunt Em? How was she first dressed at first and why? Medusa, a gorgon. She covers her head and hair to hide her snake hair. The sight of her face kills one if she is looked at directly. How was she killed? Percy cuts off her head by using the reflection from a polished shield. What did the trio do with her head? Wrapped it in cloth and plastic and eventually sent it to Zeus What is Grover’s personal quest? To find Pan, the god of wild places and lord of the satyrs. Who did the heroes meet in St. Louis at the Arch? Echidna, mother of monsters and Chimera. How do the heroes communicate with Chiron long distance? IM – iris messaging uses the rainbow goddess. Who did the heroes meet at the diner? What does he want? Ares, god of war, wants the heroes to retrieve his shield from a water park. In exchange, he will get the heroes a ride west. The Tunnel of Love was a trap. Set up by whom and to catch who? Ares was dating Aphrodite and Aphrodite’s husband wants revenge. Who spoke to Percy in the Mississippi River and in the Pacific Ocean? Nereid, the spirit of the sea. What did Nereid give Percy? Three pearls. Who did they meet in the waterbed store? What did he do? Crusty/Procrustes. He trapped them on waterbeds. Who met the heroes at DOA entrance to the underworld and what did the heroes give him? Charon, who was given coins What river did they cross? The River Styx What is Cerberus? The three headed dog that guards Hade’s door. There are three levels in Hades. What are they? Best – Fields of Elysium Middle – Asphodel Fields Worst – Fields of Punishment What do the Furies do in the underworld? Set up eternal torture for the worst souls. What happens to Grover in the underworld? The winged shoes made him fly to the pit (Tartarus) where Kronos is. What is Hades missing? His Helm of Darkness, stolen along with Zeus’ lightning bolt. What did Percy find in his backpack? Who gave it to him? Ares snuck Zeus’ lightning bolt into the backpack. Who took Percy’s mom hostage and why? Hades captured her to get the Helm back from Percy. What did the pearls do? Protected the heroes and returned them to the real world. Who really stole the lightning bolt and helm? Luke, on orders from Kronos. Ares was manipulated to create more problems. What is the blood of gods called and what does it look like? Ichors is golden blood. What did Poseidon send to Percy’s home? The head of Medusa. Who returned Percy’s mother? Hades returned her in payment for Percy returning his helm. How did Poseidon think Percy might use Medusa’s head? Why didn’t Percy use it? Poseidon thought Percy might use it to kill his stepfather. Percy doesn’t use it because his mother had to find her own courage. Who betrayed Percy as foreseen by the Oracle? Luke. What did Luke do to Percy? Set a poisonous scorpion on him. Why was Luke bitter? His quest hadn’t been an original quest. He also was scarred completing the quest. How did Kronos affect Luke? Kronos influenced Luke through his dreams and made Luke think he would become more important.