Argenys Alexander Azcona Castillo

Percy is a boy who changes schools every year after being expelled from the
previous one. He seems to have a magnet for trouble and they always happen for
reasons he doesn't understand. As if his life weren't complicated, he has to do his
best to get good grades with dyslexia. In his house things do not improve, while his
mother is a charm that she always seeks the best for her son, his stepfather is
completely unbearable. But everything that happens in the life of Percy Jackson has
a reason, and that is that he is not an ordinary child, he is a Half-Blood (half human
and half God) and will have to save humanity avoiding a war between the gods that
seems imminent.

The characters are totally unique. Percy is a charming boy for whom everything is
new, his innocence, bravery and good heart define him as the hero he is destined to
be. Grover is the most sympathetic character that I have read for a long time, he is a
satyr with dreams to fight for and with a sense of friendship that will keep him from
parting with Percy no matter how scared he is of the situation. Then we meet the
intelligent, brave, calculating and determined Annabeth, who finishes forming the
peculiar trio of this story, making us go from untold nerves to irrepressible laughter.

To finish, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the beginning of a saga that
transports us to a magical and unique place where everything is possible. From the
hand of Rick Riordan you will laugh, get excited, enjoy and adore these characters in
a way that will surprise you.
 Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. Describe Percy Jackson.

Percy’s 12 years old, in 6th grade, has a rough life, went to a boarding school
in upstate New York, is a half-blood, always gets in trouble on field trips,
smart, knows a lot about mythology, he has dyslexia and attention deficit
disorder.
2. Who's Percy's Latin teacher?
Mr. Brunner
3. Who's Percy's best friend?
Grover
4. Describe what happened when Mrs. Dodds took Percy into the museum
alone.
She told him to confess and he would suffer less pain, then she turned into a
hag with bat wings, claws and a mouth full of yellow fangs. She attacked
Percy, but he fought back and killed her with a pen that turned into a sword
from Mr. Brunner.
5. How did everyone react when Percy went out of the museum and asked
where Mrs. Dodds was?
They didn’t know who he was talking about and that there wasn’t a Mrs.
Dodds at the school.

Chapter 2

1. Why did Percy go down to Mr. Brunner’s office and what did he hear?
He wanted help studying for the Latin test; Mr. Brunner and Grover talking
about Percy, the incident at the museum and how Percy was in danger.
2. Why did Percy think it was ironic when Grover said he had to protect
him?
All year long he’d been fighting bullies for Grover and here Grover was
supposed to protect him.
3. What did Grover think the snipping of the yarn meant?
That Percy was going to die.

Chapter 3

1. Describe Percy’s mom.

Her name is Sally Jackson; her parents died when she was 5 years old; her
uncle raised her; she saved money to go to a good writing program at college,
but her uncle got sick and she had to quit work and high school take care of
him; with no money left and no degree, she met Percy’s dad; they weren’t
married, but he got lost at sea; she worked hard to get her high school
diploma; worked at a candy shop in Grand Central station.
2. What does Percy know about his father?
Kind; tall, handsome, powerful and gentle; black hair like Percy’s.
3. Why did Percy’s mom send him away for school?
She thought it would be far enough away to keep him safe; he’s been in
danger at every school he’s gone to.
4. Why did Grover get after Percy’s mom at the cabin?
She shouldn’t have taken Percy to the cabin, but didn’t know what had
happened to Percy at school to know what danger he was in.

Chapter 4

1. What type of creature is Grover?

A satyr.
 2. Describe the creature after Percy?
A Minotaur at least 7 feet tall; arms and legs were big with muscles; wore no
clothes but white underwear; course brown hair started at his belly and got
thicker as it reached his shoulders; his neck a mass of muscle with fur leading
up to his enormous head; had a snout as long as Percy’s arm; snotty nostrils
with a gleaming brass ring; cruel black eyes and sharp black and white horns.
3. What happened to Percy’s mother as the Minotaur grabbed her?
He squeezed her around her neck and she turned into a shimmering golden
form and vanished in a flash of light.
4. How did Percy defeat the monster?
He jumped onto his head and held onto his horns; he pulled back on one of
the horns and snapped it off; he was on the ground and as the Minotaur ran
by Percy stabbed him in the side with the horn and the monster disintegrated
like crumbling sand and blew away in the wind.

Chapter 5

1. How long had Percy been unconscious from the fight with the Minotaur?
2 days.
2. What did the drink with a straw and umbrella taste like and how did it
make Percy feel?
Percy’s mom’s chocolate chip cookies; like he could throw Nancy Bobofit 100
yards; he was full of energy.
3. Why did Mr. Brunner or Chiron go to Yancy Academy?
Grover had found Percy and thought he was special, so he went to see for
himself and he taught him.
4. What did Mr. D and Chiron explain to Percy while playing pinochle?
The Greek Gods and everything in Greek mythology is real.
5. What type of creature is Mr. Brunner?
A centaur.

Chapter 6

1. Why was Grover getting chewed out by Mr. D?

He was supposed to be a protector, but Percy saved him from the Minotaur
and it didn’t look like he had much courage.
2. Describe Camp Half Blood.
Large area with strawberry fields, a canoeing lake, stables, large barn, lots of
cabins, javelin range, a sing-along amphitheater, archery range, and an arena
where there are sword and spear fights.
3. What did the twelve cabins represent?
Each of the 12 gods.
4. What was Annabeth’s explanation for Percy’s dyslexia and ADHD?
He was meant to read Ancient Greek; he’s impulsive and wasn’t meant to sit
for a long time because he has battlefield reflexes; his attention problems are
because he sees too much, his senses are better than regular mortals.
5. What did Percy do in response to Clarisse trying to shove his face into
the toilet?
He made the water shoot out of the toilets and showers and push her and her
friends out of the bathroom.

Chapter 7

1. Why do half-bloods live at the camp and how long do they stay?
For safety, depending on their parent-god; monsters may chase and kill them;
they stay depending on if it’s safe to out into the world.
2. Where is Olympus located?
Empire State Building on the 600th floor.
3. Define the word prophecy and explain why Annabeth is so intent on
finding “the one”.
Prophecy: a prediction; Chiron was told by the Oracle that she wouldn’t be
able to go on a quest until someone special came to the camp.
4. Why did Percy change his drink to a blue cherry coke?
In honor of his mother, since she made food blue for him.

Chapter 8

1. How did Percy receive strength to knock the blade out of Luke’s hand?
He poured water over his head; the water made him stronger and his senses
keener.
2. Tell Thalia’s story.
She was a daughter of Zeus, but he’d broken an oath to not have any more
children, but Hades found out and sent his worst monsters after her. She
almost made it to the camp, but had her keeper take the other two half-bloods
and save them while she tried to fight the monsters.
3. Describe the interaction between Percy and Clarisse and her gang
during Capture the Flag?
They ganged up on Percy; she electrocuted him with her spear and one of her
gang sliced his arm with their sword and pushed him into the water; Percy
received strength and he defeated Clarisse and her house mates.
4. Who is Percy’s father?
Poseidon the Sea God.
 Chapter 9

1. Describe Percy’s dream and what type of figurative language is it an

example of?
He was running to stop two gods from fighting, but the wind kept pushing him
back, there were palm trees and buildings different from New York, the ground
shook and evil laughter coming from beneath the ground said “Come down,
little hero. Come down.”, the ground split and Percy fell in; foreshadowing.
2. What are Poseidon and Zeus fighting over?
a lightning bolt; Zeus’ master bolt; Zeus is blaming Poseidon for stealing it
3. Why does Zeus think Poseidon had Percy steal his lightning bolt?
Poseidon and Zeus were fighting at winter council and the places where the
bolts are created is in the ocean; Poseidon just revealed that Percy was his
son and Percy was in New York City during the winter solstice
4. What did the Oracle tell Percy?
You shall go west and face the god who has turned; You shall find what was
stole, and see it safely returned; You shall be betrayed by one who calls you
friend; and you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end
5. How is Annabeth appearing out of thin air?
She has a magic baseball cap she wears to make her invisible

Chapter 10

1. What was the gift Luke had given to Percy for his quest and why did he
give them to Grover?
Luke’s flying shoes from his dad; Percy shouldn’t take to the air since Zeus
had control of the air
2. What gift did Mr. Brunner give to Percy and where had he gotten it from?
 The pen sword called Riptide; he got it from Poseidon to give to his child

3. Why did Percy’s mom marry and stay with Gabe?

To protect Percy; Gabe smelled so human it covered up Percy’s half-blood
smell and protected him from the monsters
4. Explain the interaction between Percy, Grover, Annabeth and the Furies
on the bus.
They were all on the bus, the furies started to go to the back of the bus, Percy
put on Annabeth’s magic hat and crept up and hid in a seat while the Furies
passed; Percy got to the front of the bus, but the Furies were after Annabeth
and Grover since he’d disappeared; Percy grabbed the steering wheel and
made the bus crash into a tree; he took of the hat and the Furies came after
him; he pulled out Riptide and defeated two of them; Mrs. Dodds was left and
the kids were able to get away with lightning striking the bus and the kids
running into the woods

Chapter 11

1. What was the business the three characters came to as they exited the
woods and how did Grover feel about it?
Aunty Em’s Garden Gnome Emporium; a strange business that had a forest of
statues on the front lawn; he thought it was strange and smelled monsters
2. Why wasn’t Percy anxious to leave the shop like Annabeth and Grover?
His food had made him sleepy
3. What creature was Aunty Em and describe her?
Medusa; she had a head of snakes and she turned people to stone when they
look her in the eyes
4. What did Percy send to Olympus and why?
Medusa’s head; because he was angry at them
 Chapter 12

1. What did the Furies say that confused Grover and Annabeth?
Instead of saying where is he, they said where is it?
2. What was Percy’s dream in this chapter?
Percy stood in a dark cavern before a large pit; spirits of the dead tried to pull
him back, but Percy felt compelled to walk to the very edge of the chasm; the
pit was black and seemed bottomless, but Percy could feel something huge
and evil trying to rise from the abyss; a voice spoke to him calling him a little
hero and that he was too weak and young, but would do; it also said he’s
been mislead and to barter with it and he would give Percy what he wanted
and he saw his mother before she died; the voice told Percy to help him rise
and to bring him the bolt to strike a blow against the gods; the spirits of the
dead whispered around him to wake up.
3. What did Grover find to help them travel west?
A poodle they could return to its family to get the reward money to pay for
train tickets

Chapter 13

1. Why did Annabeth run away from home?

Her dad and stepmom treated her like a freak and wouldn’t let her play with
their mortal children, if anything dangerous happened with monsters they
would look at her like, “how dare you put our family to risk”
2. Describe a time Athena and Poseidon worked together?
Athena invented chariots and Poseidon created horses out of the crest of
waves
3. Describe the creature the chihuahua turned into.
He turned into a Chimera: a rabid, fire-breathing, poisonous creature with a
head of a lion and the body and hooves of a goat, a serpent for a tail with a
ten-foot long diamondback growing out of its behind
4. Why did Percy jump from the arch into the river?
To escape the Chimera; Echidna tempted him to do it; he was hoping the
water would help him heal and that he would find his sword

Chapter 14

1. What did Percy realize as he was underwater in the river?

He could breathe and he was dry
2. What did the messenger tell Percy?
His dad wanted him to go to the beach in Santa Monica before going to the
Underworld; to not trust the gifts; his father believes in him
3. Why is Percy wanted by the police and being talked about on the news?
He is being accused of hurting his mom, hurting the three old women on the
bus, and for causing the damage to the arch

Chapter 15

1. How did Annabeth call Half-Blood Hill from Denver?

They created a rainbow and threw a Drachma in to the goddess of rainbows,
who carries messages for the gods, and asked to be connected
2. Who came to eat dinner with Percy, Annabeth and Grover and why?
Ares; he wanted Percy to get his shield at a waterpark
3. Why didn’t Ares want to retrieve his shield himself?
It was a trap Hephaestus made to make Ares and Aphrodite look like fools
4. How did Percy and Annabeth survive the prank?
 Percy made water come through the pipes and take their boat on the ride;
they then jumped to safety with Grover trying to slow their fall

Chapter 16

1. What information about Percy’s mother did Ares tell him?

That she’s not dead, but being held hostage
2. How did Percy, Annabeth and Grover travel to Las Vegas?
In a big semi with animals in the back
3. What did Percy dream of in this chapter?
At first, he was in school in a straight jacket trying to take a test with Thalia
next to him in the same situation. The straight jacket melted off Percy and he
went to give Hades a piece of his mind. He found the same voice talking to
someone else about him and the bolt. The voice realized Percy was there with
them and gave him a dream of his quest and he saw his mother frozen in
golden light and he was turning into a skeleton
4. What casino did the kids go in and what happened to them in there?
The Lotus Hotel and Casino; they were given a room and card with unlimited
money and then showered and ate; they enjoyed all of the cool things and
perks of the casino and Percy started talking to people and realized they didn’t
know how long they’d been there and wasted 5 days in there

Chapter 17

1. What was Annabeth’s piece of evidence that they were on the right track
by going to the Underworld?
Percy saw spirits of the dead in his dream
2. Who did Percy talk to in the sea at Santa Monica and what did she tell
him?
The same messenger he met in the Mississippi River, a Nereid; She told him
that they’ve been watching him grow up with interest and that Poseidon can’t
play favoritism to him so can’t help Percy directly; she gave him three pearls
to use in times of great need and gave advice on how to beat Hades
3. What happened in Crusty’s Waterbed Palace?
Crusty is the owner and put Annabeth and Grover on a bed. The bed had
ropes come out and tie them down. Then more ropes came out grabbed them
and began to stretch them out to fit 6 feet long. Percy distracted Crusty and
tricked him into lying onto one of the beds and gave the word to make the
ropes tie him up, then he loped off his head
4. How did Percy and his friends find the location of DOA Recording
Studio?
On a billboard coming out of the waterbed store

Chapter 18

1. How did the kids get past Charon?

Percy bribed him with a lot of Drachmas
2. As the kids traveled in the elevator on the way to the Underworld, how
did the spirits of the dead and Charon change?
The spirits of the dead went from wearing normal clothes to gray hooded
robes and Charon transitioned to wearing a black robe, his eye sockets were
black empty sockets and the flesh of his face became transparent
3. Who is Cerberus and what was the “plan” to get past him?
The creature/dog guarding the Underworld; to throw a stick and hope he plays
fetch to leave the entrance
4. When the plan didn’t work what did Annabeth do?
 She found a red ball she’d gotten from the water park and told the creature to
sit and threw it to him. Grover and Percy got through, then she threw it again
and the three heads fought over it, so she could sneak through as well
5. Why did Annabeth shed tears?
It reminded her of her own dog and taking him to obedience school; She was
sad about Cerberus and that she couldn’t help him

Chapter 19

1. Describe the Field of Asphodel.

A huge area with a million people whispering and milling around, standing on
black grass with clumps of black poplars, a light moist swampy breeze
2. Why did Annabeth and Percy have to chase Grover?
His shoes started flying on their own and he sped ahead of them
3. Where did the shoes lead them to?
A huge dark cavern with a chasm that was in Percy’s dream
4. Why did Hades send the Furies after Percy?
Hades thought Percy had stolen his magic helm
5. Why had Hades taken Percy’s mother?
To barter with Percy to get his helm back

Chapter 20

1. What god did the kids run into after arriving on the beach?
Ares
2. Who stole the lightning bolt and helm and why?
Ares; to start a war between the three gods
3. How did Percy win and what happened to Ares?
 Percy was able to stab Ares in the heal and make him bleed Ichor, his godly
blood, an evil came and stopped Ares from killing Percy, then he
disappeared in a flash
4. How did Percy get the helm to Hades like he promised?
He gave it to Mrs. Dodds since she works for Hades

Chapter 21

1. How did Percy convince the guard at the Empire State Building to let
him see Zeus?
Showed him the lightning bolt
2. Who was sitting on their thrones as Percy reached Olympus?
Poseidon and Zeus
3. Who’s in the pit that’s been in Percy’s dreams?
Kronos
4. What was on Percy’s bed and what did he decide to do with it?
Medusa’s head; leave it for his mom as a weapon to turn Gabe into a statue
if needed

Chapter 22

1. What did the letter from Percy’s mom say?

She made Gabe a statue and sold him to an art gallery; got a new apartment
and is going to go to school the next semester; she had put a down payment
down for a good private school in NYC if Percy wants to go
2. Where was Grover heading?
On a quest to look for the god Pan
3. Who is the friend that has betrayed Percy?
Luke
4. Where did Annabeth and Percy decide to live during the winter?
At their homes with their families