TLT Questions ch 6 - 10


The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Chapter #6-10 Questions

 

Please answer the following questions.  Complete sentences are not necessary.

 

Chapter 6

  1. What does Percy notice about the farm house as he walks away from it?  What bothers him about the attic?
  2. Based on the description, what Greek god is cabin three dedicated to?
  3. How does Annabeth know that Percy is “one of us”?
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  5. Why doesn’t Percy want Annabeth’s help when he gets in to the fight with Clarisse? 
  6. What happens to Clarisse and her friends in the bathroom?

 

Chapter 7

  1. Who are Annabeth’s parents?
  2. What does it mean to be “undetermined”?
  3. Why are some kids summer campers and others year-rounders?  Which would you rather be?
  4. What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace?
  5. Why is Annabeth frustrated when she and Percy talk about quests?
  6. What does Percy wish for as he puts his dinner into the fire?
  7. In what way does Percy feel different once he gets to the bonfire?

 

Chapter 8

  1. How does Percy surprise everyone during his first sword class?  How do you think he was able to do this?
  2. According to Grover, why did the “Big Three” gods swear never to have any more children?
  3. Why does the story about Thalia make Percy feel “hollow and guilty”?
  4. In capture-the-flag, why does Percy feel like he’s being left out of the action?
  5. How does Percy manage to overcome the kids form Ares’s cabin?
  6. Why does Annabeth make Percy stand in the water?
  7. What does Chiron say about how the hellhound got into camp?
  8. When you find out Percy’s true identity, are you surprised or did you see it coming?  What clues were given earlier in the book?

 

 

Chapter 9

  1. Why does Percy feel miserable once he gets his own cabin?
  2. Based on the newspaper article Percy finds under his door, what is happening in the real world while Percy is in camp?
  3. What is the master bolt?
  4. Why does Zeus think Percy stole the bolt?
  5. Why can’t the gods retrieve the bolt themselves?
  6. What bothers Percy about the Oracle’s prophecy?
  7. According to Chiron, what evidence suggests that Hades stole the lightning bolt?
  8. Why does Percy have to travel overland?
  9. What will happen on the summer solstice if the lightning bolt is not returned?

 

Chapter 10

  1. Who is Argus and why can he never be surprised?
  2. What gift does Luke give to Percy? Why can’t Percy use them?
  3. What special properties does Riptide have?
  4. What is Mist?
  5. What are some of the reasons Annabeth gives for why Poseidon and Athena don’t get along?
  6. According to Grover, why did Percy’s mom marry Gabe?
  7. Percy says he is not going on the quest to retrieve the lightning bolt.  What’s his real reason for going?
  8. How does Percy sneak to the front of the bus?
  9. Why doesn’t Percy leave the bus when he has the chance?
  10.  How do Percy, Grover, and Annabeth lose their luggage?