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In this highly anticipated sequel to The Lightning Thief, a magical tree protecting the borders of Camp Half-Blood is poisoned. Thirteen-year-old Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and their new friend Tyson set out to find the one item that can save the camp. The trio must survive Cyclopes, man-eating sheep, Sirens, and giant cannibals for Camp Half-Blood to have any chance at a future.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
What was Percy’s dream about?
Page 1 — Grover in trouble and running away from a monster
1
Why did Percy keep Anaklusmos under his pillow while he slept?
Page 3 — In case he needed it for protection during the night
3
What’s going on with Camp Half-Blood and how does it affect Percy?
Page 6 — There’s been some problems and it’s not safe for Percy to be there
6
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Describe Tyson and how Percy’s a good friend to him.
Page 9 — He’s over 6 feet tall; has a misshapen and brutal looking face; homeless and abandoned by his parents; crooked teeth; talks funny and with a deep voice; the other kids pick on him and Percy stands up for him
9
What was unusual about Sloan’s friends?
Page 13 — There were more of them than usual and they had strange names on their name tags
13
How did Percy figure out he was playing dodge ball with monsters?
Page 16 — They smelled funny, called him Perseus and were growing in size right in front of him
16
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How did the kids travel to Camp Half-Blood?
Page 29 — A taxi driven by three witches that shared one eye
29
What made Tyson feel like he was going to throw up?
Page 32 — Car sickness
32
What location did Percy receive from the sisters?
Page 36 — Four numbers
36
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Percy, Annabeth and Tyson help defeat when they arrived to Camp Half-Blood?
Page 38 — 2 bulls
38
What did Percy learn about Tyson?
Page 45 — He’s a cyclops and is immune to fire
45
Why were the bulls able to enter Camp Half-Blood?
Page 47 — Thalia’s tree has been poisoned that protects the border
47
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why is Chiron leaving Camp Half-Blood?
Page 51 — He’s been fired since Mr. D thinks he poisoned Thalia’s tree
51
What’s Tantalus’ curse?
Page 59 — He can’t eat or drink
59
Who’s Tyson’s father?
Page 64 — Poseidon
64
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Percy feel about Tyson now that he knew he was his brother?
Page 66 — He was embarrassed and ashamed of him
66
Who did Percy build his chariot and race with?
Page 71 — Tyson
71
Describe Percy’s dream.
Page 73 — Grover used an empathy link to reach Percy and tell him he was in danger and needed to be saved from Polyphemus
73
How did Percy and Annabeth defeat the pigeons or Stymphalian birds?
Page 83 — By playing Chiron’s music
83
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why would saving Grover help Thalia’s tree?
Page 87 — Grover found the Golden Fleece and that heals nature
87
Who did Tantalus choose as champion to go on the quest?
Page 92 — Clarisse
92
Who’s the stranger that spoke with Percy on the beach and what did he want?
Page 101 — Hermes; to encourage Percy to go on the quest even though he wasn’t chosen
101
What gifts did Hermes give Percy?
Page 103 — A thermos that’s a compass and carries the wind from four corners of the earth; vitamins to help him feel better if he needs it
103
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
How did Percy and his friends get to the cruise ship?
Page 109 — His father sent Hippocampi
109
What was wrong with the tourists on board the ship?
Page 119 — They were all in a trance
119
Why did Percy and Annabeth decide to stay on the ship?
Page 120 — Luke was there and they knew they needed to figure out what he was up to
120
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did Annabeth and Percy know what Luke and his friends were saying in the stateroom?
Page 123 — Tyson could hear them and recount what they were saying in their voices
123
What was in the sarcophagus?
Page 130 — Pieces of Kronos the titan lord
130
How did Percy and his friends escape Luke and his team of monsters?
Page 132 — They attacked them, jumped into a lifeboat and dropped to the water below, using the cannister of wind to propel them away from the boat
132
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why did Percy get weak when they entered fresh water?
Page 137 — only salt-water gives him strength
137
Why was Annabeth worried about the donut shop?
Page 141 — It was a monster donut shop in the middle of the wilderness
141
What attacked the friends and who saved them?
Page 143 — a hydra; Clarisse
143
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What did Percy and his friends have to go through to get into the Sea of Monsters?
Page 156 — An island with the monster Scylla and a storm called Charybdis; they’re sisters
156
How was Tyson able to help with the engine on the ship?
Page 160 — He could handle heat
160
Where was Percy when the ship exploded?
Page 163 — In the air falling after freeing himself from being taken away by Scylla
163
How did Percy feel about Tyson dying?
Page 164 — Wished he could drown
164
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
What’s the prophecy Chiron didn’t want Percy to know about?
Page 167 — A half-blood child of the big 3 will be a dangerous weapon at the age of 16 and decide the fate of Olympus, whether it fall or be saved
167
How did C.C. trick Percy and what was the consequence?
Page 175 — She made him feel like he wasn’t good enough, so she persuaded him to drink a shake and it turned him into a guinea pig
175
How did Hermes vitamins come in handy?
Page 182 — They made Annabeth immune to C.C.’s magic and turned Percy back into a human
182
How did Percy and Annabeth get off the island?
Page 184 — They took Blackbeard’s boat, Percy could magically command it
184
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
How was Percy immune to the Sirens?
Page 192 — He put candlewax in his ears
192
What scenario had Annabeth created when she was effected by the Sirens?
Page 196 — Having a picnic with her dad, Athena and Luke at Central Park in NYC
196
How did Percy break the spell the Sirens had on Annabeth?
Page 197 — Kept her underwater and created a bubble for her to breathe
197
What’s Annabeth’s fatal flaw?
Page 199 — Deadly pride; thinking you can do things better than anyone else
199
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Compare Polyphemus's monster sheep to regular sheep.
Page 203 — Regular sheep are friendly and docile; the monster sheep are like piranhas
203
How did Percy and Annabeth get into the Cyclops’ cave?
Page 210 — Annabeth wore her invisibility cap and Percy rode in hanging on to the bottom of the sheep
210
How did Annabeth get Polyphemus out of the cave?
Page 211 — She treated him like Odysseus had and he chased her
211
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
What do Percy and Polyphemus have in common?
Page 219 — they are both sons of Poseidon
219
Who saved Percy from Polyphemus?
Page 220 — Tyson
220
How did Annabeth heal so quickly from her wounds?
Page 222 — Percy put the fleece on her
222
What danger were the kids in as they swam for the ship?
Page 224 — Polyphemus was in the water and coming toward them carrying boulders in each hand
224
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
Who did Polyphemus call a traitor and why?
Page 225 — Tyson; for helping humans
225
Why did the Queen Anne sink?
Page 229 — Clarisse taunted Polyphemus and he through a boulder through the hull
229
Why was Percy indebted to the gods?
Page 231 — He prayed for the fleece to heal Annabeth and it did
231
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
Why did Percy send Clarisse to the airport with the fleece?
Page 235 — So she could fulfill the prophecy; he was being nice to her
235
After Clarisse left, who captured Percy and his friends?
Page 236 — Luke
236
Why did Luke need the fleece?
Page 239 — To heal Kronos
239
How did Percy arrange for everyone at Camp Half-Blood to listen to Luke’s confession?
Page 240 — He created an Iris-message
240
Chapter 18
Comprehension questions
How did Percy and Clarisse work together in this chapter?
Page 242 — Percy distracted Luke by challenging him to a fight so Clarisse could get away with the fleece
242
Who came to Percy’s rescue?
Page 245 — Chiron and his centaur relatives
245
Why don’t Mr. D and others trust Chiron?
Page 253 — His father is Kronos
253
Why is it a problem that Kronos is Chiron's father?
Kronos is evil and they don't know if Chiron is teamed up with him
Chapter 19
Comprehension questions
Why did Hermes visit Percy?
Page 257 — To see if he’d talked some sense into Luke; to deliver a package
257
Predict what Poseidon meant in his letter to Percy?
Page 261 — Listen to your child’s answers
261
Why did Tyson pray for Percy to come into his life?
Page 263 — He was an orphan on the streets and would get beat up by monsters. He needed someone to take care of him
263
How did the watch Tyson made help Percy and Annabeth win the race?
Page 267 — It turned into a large shield
267
Chapter 20
Comprehension questions
How did Chiron help Percy get out of trouble with the police?
Page 271 — he used mist to convince the school that the furnace caused the explosion
271
Where was Tyson going for the rest of the summer?
Page 273 — Underwater to learn how to work the Cyclopes forges
273
What did Poseidon mean when he told Percy to brace himself?
Page 279 — Thalia had turned back into a human and woken up; it’s all part of Kronos’ plan hoping Thalia will be the one to fulfill the prophecy and destroy Olympus
279
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