Chapter 8:We Capture A Flag

1.Why are the counselors having a hard time deciding who Percy’s Olympian parent is?Because all he was good at was canoeing,and nobody thought that none of the Big Three had children,and canoeing is a talent of Poseidon,god of the SEA.

2.How does Percy surprise everyone during his first sword class? How do you think he was able to do this? Because he hit the sword out of Luke's hand.I think he was able to do this because he poured the water over his head,and it gave him power because he is the son of Poseidon.

3.According to Grover, why did the “Big Three” gods swear never to have any more children?
Because their children were way too powerful,and they were affecting the course of human events too much,and were causing carnage.

4.Why does the story about Thalia make Percy feel “hollow and guilty”?
A girl his age sacrificed herself to save her friends ,and Percy wondered what would happen if he acted differently and if he could have saved his mother.And after her battling the monsters,defeating the minotaur didn't seem like much.

5.In capture-the-flag, why does Percy feel like he’s being left out of the action?Because he just guards around the creek and he wants to actually try to capture the flag.

6.How does Percy manage to overcome the kids from Ares’s cabin?He swung the flat of his sword against the first boy's head,the second and third ones came at him at the same time and he slammed 1 in the face with his shield,and used his sword for the other one.They backed off quick.Number 4 wasn't anxious to attack,but Clarisse came at him full speed.


7.What was Annabeth’s plan to win the flag?
Since Clarisse would go after Percy,Luke could make away with the flag,since Percy would be used as a "distraction."

8.Why does Annabeth make Percy stand in the water?
So she can see if the water really does heal him.

9.What does Chiron say about how the hellhound got into camp?
Someone summoned it.

10.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?Yes I saw it coming because in the movie trailer.Hehehe.It has Chiron saying "You are the son of Poseidon,god of the seas."But before in the book,it said how Percy felt safe at the beach,and he had dreams about an eagle fighting with a horse on the beach.