Percy+Ch+16-19

Chapter 16


 * 1) What’s in the backpack Ares gives Percy? If you were him, would you have accepted this gift?
 * 2) What news does Ares give Percy about his mom?
 * 3) Annabeth says Percy wasn’t smart to anger Ares. Was Percy right to talk back to him? Why or why not?
 * 4) What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace?
 * 5) Percy says that Annabeth should write her father a letter. What would you advise her to do?
 * 6) Percy’s dream has three different parts – what does he see in each scene?
 * 7) How does Grover make sure the animals will be safe after they are released?
 * 8) Percy, Grover and Annabeth are attracted to different types of games at the Lotus Casino. What does each one like, and what does this tell you about their personality?
 * 9) When does Percy start to realize the casino is a trap?
 * 10) How does Percy snap Annabeth out of her trance?

Chapter 17


 * 1) How does Annabeth pay for the trip to Los Angeles?
 * 2) Annabeth seems worried when they discuss the voice from the pit. Percy thinks she has an idea what it might be. Do you have any guesses?
 * 3) Who is the spirit in the sea? What does she give to Percy?
 * 4) Why is Annabeth uneasy about the gifts Percy received?
 * 5) According to Percy, how is L.A. different from New York?
 * 6) Why doesn’t Riptide work on the kids who jump Percy in the alley?
 * 7) What does Crusty do to his customers?
 * 8) Why can’t Percy simply fight Crusty?
 * 9) How does Percy trick the giant?
 * 10) How does Percy find the address for the Underworld?

Chapter 18


 * 1) Why does the DOA security guard get annoyed with Percy?
 * 2) How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
 * 3) How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator?
 * 4) What does the River Styx look like? Why does it look this way?
 * 5) Describe the entrance to the Underworld.
 * 6) If you were standing in that line, would you rather choose EZ Death and go straight to Asphodel, or risk being judged for your actions on earth?
 * 7) What is Percy’s plan to get past Cerberus? Why doesn’t it work?
 * 8) How does Annabeth save them? Why is she able to do this?
 * 9) What does Percy realize about monsters at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 19


 * 1) What does the Field of Asphodel look like?
 * 2) What do you have to do to enter the Isles of the Blest?
 * 3) How do Grover, Percy and Annabeth end up at the pit of Tartarus?
 * 4) How is Hades’ aura different than Ares? How does Percy feel when he’s in Hades’ presence?
 * 5) Describe the guards at Hades’ palace.
 * 6) What sort of problems does Hades complain about?
 * 7) Why was Percy’s backpack getting heavy?
 * 8) What terrible choice faces Percy when he decides to use the pearls? Would you have made the same choice he does? Why or why not?
 * 9) How do Annabeth and Grover prove themselves to be real friends to Percy?
 * 10) What is the power of the pearls?