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Tuesday, 1/25/2010

1. What is amnesia? Amnesia is when you have no memory of your past life and have no memory of where you are and any relationships to people.

2. Describe the Wilderness School. What kind of children are accepted into the Wilderness School? The Wilderness school is a place for kids that had committed crimes or had just been kicked out of school and put into a place to keep bad kids. What this means that there is probably not much funding for it so they are a small area and is run down and barely (spelling) standing.

3. Describe Piper. Piper is a lonely (spelling) girl that pretty much does (spelling) not have many friends and stays low in the school and tries (spelling) to avoid everyone except (spelling) Jason and Leo which is out of place for having a famous actor for a father. (punctuation)

4. Describe Leo. Leo is a very headstrong person who never stops spitting out bad jokes. He has a problem with having ADHD but still has a way with tools and can make anything with materials in his hands.

5. What do you think the gold coin is a symbol of? What do you think the inscription IVLIVS means? I think that the gold coin is some kind of weapon knowing that in the Percy Jackson series has him have a pen that turns into a sword. The reason why it has IVLIVS could be what it runs on, like a curse or enchantment that you put on it to turn it into a weapon.

6. Coach Hedge says, "I knew we had an //infiltrator//....," what does this mean? I think that he meant by this is that he could tell that Jason was acting very strange so he thought that he might either be the special package or that he was the infiltrator.

7. Coach Hedge got a message from the camp stating that they were sending an //extraction// team. What do you think this means? I think this means that they were coming to take them away from the counsolor. (spelling) so he could continue his job of looking for what they called half-bloods.

8. What do you think it means when they refer to "half-bloods?" I think that they called them half-bloods because either there two parents were different in a blood way or that there is something up with them on how they grew up.

9. Do you think Jason had something to do with the storm? What do you think this might mean? I think that Jason somehow created the storm without his knowing since he is a half-blood and since he had amnesia. (punctuation) Thomas, good answers - be careful of your spelling and punctuation. Fix your errors for Monday. How are you enjoying the book so far?

Thursday, 1/27/2010

1. What is a //faun?// A faun is a creature resembling a goat that is very cheerful and excited.

//2.// What is a //satyr?// A satyr is a version of Pan or Dionysus but not a god and has the half of a goat.

3. Describe when Dylan turned into to. Dylan was a storm spirit so he could morph into a storm who are called venti.

4. What is a demigod? A demigod is a person who had a mortal parent or human (spelling), and a god or godess.

5. Summarize what happened in chapter two. In chapter two Dylan showed himself as a venti and tried to kill Jason, Piper, and Leo. After the fight the and the dissaperance of the counselor (spelling) the extraction team arrived and got them on the chariot to camp half-blood.

6. Do you think Annabeth's answer can be found with Jason? What clues have they given you so far? I think that for some reason he would help her find him by being able to figure out why Percy went missing and that somehow that was related to his amnesia (spelling) since he went missing two days before he had it.

7. What was the message that Piper was getting in her dream? I think that the message had to do with Jason saving her and riding in the chariot that she seemed to connect with it.

8. Piper describes herself on page 43 as a "kleptomaniac." What is a kleptomaniac? A kleptomaniac is a person who seems to steal things for a hobby or likes to do it often.

9. What is the satyrs job? The satyr's job was to protect Piper and Leo but was told that a special package would arrive who ended up being jason.

10. What is the Tartarus? Tartarus is a section of the underworld (spelling) where the titans and evil creatures go to and came from when killed.

11. When they say that Coach Hedge will be reincarnated, what does this mean? This means that Coach Hedge will come back in a different form or creature.

12. Why do you think that Piper stole, even thought she wasn't poor? She stole things in a odd way, she just asked people for things and they give it to her.

13. What does an oracle do? An oracle is a person or thing that gives advise or a hint from the future.

14. Why was Piper so surprised when she saw the "actual Golden Fleece?" She was surprised (spelling) when she saw the actual golden fleece was because it was said to be lost thousands of years ago.

15. Why is the Mist important to mortals? The Mist is important to mortals because it keeps them from noticing things such as Dylan morphing or the camp.

16. What happened when Piper looked into the knife? When Piper looked into the knife she saw fire, basalt (spelling) and her dad tied up in chains.

17. Who is their oracle? What happens to this oracle at the end of this chapter? The camp's oracle Rachel suddenly grabbed her and Piper blacked out.

18. What do you think happened to Piper's father? Who do you think is Piper's mother? (Look for clues) I think that Piper's father was captured by her mom Hera who is trying to do something to rule over all of the gods. I got this from the "looking knife (spelling) " that she found in the shack.

Monday, 1/31/2011 1. What cabin does Leo go to? Who is his father and what is he famous for? Leo goes to Cabin nine for Hephaestus who was famous for building war machines and weapons so they can battle with celesteal bronze.

2. Describe the cabin where Leo is going to live. Leo's cabin has a curse that makes everything go haywire since Beckendorf died in the titan war.

3. Why is Leo frightened about sleeping in his new bed? Leo was frightened of sleeping in the bed because he thought that the ghost of Beckondorf would haunt him in it.

Leo VI 4. What is the dragon's problem? The Dragon's problem is that the only person who has controlled it died so it went wild when it was not calmed down so now it comes back every once in a while and destroys things.

5. What are the children of Hephaestus good at? What do they all have in common? The children of Hephaestus are good at creating machines and they all usually have large hands and are bulky.

6. What was Leo's unique gift? How do you think he plans on using it? Leo's unique gift is that he is resistant to fire and can create it at will. His plan is to just walk up to it and try and talk to it or either somehow find a way to control it.

Wensday, 2/2/2011 1. Why do you think that the bronze eagle weathervane is an example of foreshadowing in this chapter? (Read the whole chapter before responding to this question) For some reason could tell something was going to happen so he saw it in the weathervane as a sing to not go in.

2. What would be an //Aphrodite kid// that Drew was referring to? An Aphrodite kid would be a person who had their mother be Aphrodite, Drew was hoping that Jason would not be an Aphrodite kid so she could date him.

3. Describe Chiron and why would he wear a T-shirt that says //The World's Best Centaur?// Chiron is a legendary trainer for half-bloods who teached hercules and many others. The reason why he would have a t-shirt saying //The World's Best Centaur// because he trained all of the famous half-bloods so he is the best. 4. Describe Seymour. Why is he so unusual? Seymour is unusual because he needs to eat and drink but he only has a head and we don't know where his food goes.

5. On page 90, Jason looks as his tattoo on his forearm and he sees SPQR, an eagle and twelve straight lines. What do you think these items are symbols of? I thinnk that SPQR is a old mark that Chiron used to have his "students" where. The eagle and the lines could be a way of showing kills the eagle being something big like a god and the lines being something lower.

6. On page 92, the author refers to the //mist//. Why? The author refers to the mist because he needed to show how the person "showed" herself.

7. When the woman came to visit, she said, "You know me, I have known you since your birth," what do you think this means? I think this means that she is his mother because earlier she said "your father gave you to me as a gift" so it sounds like she gave birth to him.

8. What is a //solstice?// A solstice is the shortest or longest day of the year when the area you are in has more or less time in the sun.

Jason VIII 9. What is a //prophecy?// A prophecy is a kind of way of telling the future but it tells you usually to go and do something. 10. What is a //patron?// Why is this important to Jason and Annabeth? An patron is a person who employs you to do something. This is important to Jason and Annabeth because this could mean that Jason was sent to do something and it might be ether good or bad for the camp.

11. What did the woman say that worries Jason? This woman might be Hera. What she said that worries Jason is that he might never know who he is or what he did if he dosn't free her from a prison.

12. Hera's goatskin cloak is a symbol of what? Hera's goatskin cloak is a symbol of her Roman form when she was more warlike and angry.

13. What's the difference between the Greek and Roman gods? Even if they are the same people. The difference between the Greek and Roman gods were that their Roman version was more violent and war-like.

14. What does the words "hypno" and "somnus," mean? Find English words that we use today with the root words: hypno and somnus. The word "hypno" means sleep and "somnus" means drowsiness, some examples are hypnosis and insomnia.

15. Why is Annabeth thinking that Jason is in big trouble at the end of this chapter? Annabeth thinks that Jason is in big trouble because he was employed to do something and he has to release her in four days.

Friday 2/4/2011

1. On page 107, it refers to the //paparazzi.// Using context clues tell me what you think this word means. Include the words on that page that helped you with your answer. I think that paparazzi means photographers that are trying to report about him since she related the two to things that could go wrong.

2. Knowing what the //paparazzi// is, what does this tell you about Piper and her life? This tells us that Piper's father is famous and that he may not have much time with her.

3. Why do you think that Piper stole the BMW? I think that Piper stole the BMW to get her father's attention since he can only talk to her when he is punishing her.

4. What happened to Piper's mom? Piper's mom disappeared (spelling) right after her birth and has never been seen since.

5. On page 115, it states that "it was a Cherokee thing--they all had that darkness inside them from generations of pain and suffering," what does this mean and how does this relate to this story? This meant that they all had bad times before and it shows how now with Piper's father captured that this was normal.

6. Tell me about Piper's dream. Piper was sitting near a roaring purple fire and was told to betray them or he would eat her father.

7. Who is Argus? Argus was created by Hera (spelling) with 100 eyes and is a protector for the camp.

8. Tell me what you know about Hera so far? So far we know that Hera (spelling) is captured and has sent Jason to release her from her jail.

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9. Who is Nyssa? Nyssa is a kid in the hephestus group that wears an army jacket and a red bandana around her head.

10. Why is Annabeth looking for Percy? Percy is Annabeth's boyfriend and is somehow connected to Jason's memory loss.

11. What is the //Great Prophecy?// The great prophecy says that seven half bloods will go on the quest (spelling) and the world will be ruled (spelling) by either storm or fire. 12. On page 122 it says that //pandemonium// broke out? What is this and why did pandemonium break out? Pandemonium is everyone talking or acting crazy and this happened when Rachel said that the Great Prophecy has started.

13. What happened to Jason when he first heard the oath? He jumped up from the stands and said the last part of the Great Prophecy in Latin.

14. What do you think the oath means? I think that the oath means that they will have to get someone to swear that they will help them in a oath.

15. What is the main problem of the quest? The main problem of the quest is that they do not have any means of transportation to wherever they have to go.

16. Who was chosen for the quest and why were they chosen? Jason was chosen for the quest because Hera sent him to and later proved that it was meant for him.

Good answers Thomas!

Tuesday 2/8/2011

1. Who is Tia Callida - refer back to page 68 for part of your answer? Tia Callida is Leo's old babysitter but was also Hera and was trying to train him to be a hero which she needed him to be so he could save her.

2. Tell me four strange things that Tia Callida did and how that relates to the story. Four things she did to Leo was lay him in a fireplace, let him start his hands on fire, technically let him kill his mother and let him play with knives in the kitchen to train him to be a hero.

3. When Tia Callida told Leo, "Remember this night, little hero, when they ask you to oppose me," what do you think this means? I think this means that the fates as she told him earlier wanted him to face her but she made him kill his own mother.

4. Tell me what is going on at the end of this chapter. I think that at the end of this chapter Leo will catch the dragon or start to destroy the traps that were set out to catch him.

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5. How did Leo catch the dragon? Leo caught the dragon by waiting near a trap set and let the dragon get caught them free him or figure out what to do to make him stop acting wild.

6. What is a //dryad?// What did she do? A dryad is the spirit of a tree and she was putting out the fire in her tree's branches where she lives.

7. What did Leo have to do to the dragon? What Leo had to do was clean the control disk that was behind the dragon's head and put it back in and the dragon was acting like what everyone said he used to act like when Beckondorf was there.

8. Why did Leo name the dragon, "Festus?" Leo named the dragon Festus because he was glad he found him so he wouldn't be destroyed so he named him after a festival.

9. In the cave where the dragon lives, it said, "Bunker 9." Why is this important to the story? This is important tothe story because this is where some of the team's problems technology wise would be solved.

10. How was this cave similar to the dream Leo had? It was similar to the dream he had because he drew a ship just like the blueprint and it loked like the dragon.

11. What work do you think Leo and Festus have to do? I think that the wor that Leo said that they had to do was they had to make wings to put onto Festus so they could travel.

Friday 2/11/11

1. Describe //she-wolf.// She wolf is the leader of the wolf pack and seems to know Jason as a son of her and has asked him to take out whoever is trying to bring up a large threat.

2. What does the word "Lupa" mean? The word Lupa means a she wolf or a girl werewolf is most common or hunger.

3. What was the connection between Jason and Lupa? Lupa seemed to hint that she had taken care of Jason for a while which might have to do with the twelve burned lines into his forearm.

4. On page 159 it states, "The other wolves circled the pool, their fur standing up on their backs as they snarled at the spires." What does it mean when the hair stands on the back of your head? What are spires? Usually when your hair stands on the back of your head it means that there is either lightning or you are spooked or scared of something. Spires are a kind of sprout that is usually made out of plants kind of like a spire of wheat but in this case it was made out of a stone like material.

5. What does the last paragraph of this chapter mean? Why is this an important part of this book? It is important to this book because later Jason found out that his last name was grace and if you read the Percy Jackson series Thalia, another camper that had Zeus as their father had also the last name of Grace.

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6. Look for the symbols on page 161 and tell me what they symbolize. I.E. golden eagle, statues, Greek robes.. Most of the things that were in the room were braizers which were a way of heating up rooms that was kind of like a grill, the golden eagles were a symbol of Zeus as the leader of all the gods. . 7. Why did Jason feel that if he could find the ruins, he could find his past? He thought if he found the ruins he would find his past because it sounds like Lupa took care of him for a while so he could find people who know him and will help him find or answer the question of where he came from.

8. Why did Jason say, "Thanks Pops," to the Zeus statue? Jason said "Thanks Pops," almost being sarcastic because his father was obiously not helping him and was maybe a little bit angry for him not being there before so he would have his memories.

Monday 2/14/11

1. Who is //King of Sparta//? King of Sparta was a movie that piper's dad starred in and was the movie that let Piper learn about Greek and Roman Gods and Godesses.

2. Who is //Lacy?// Lacy is a fellow cabinmate who helps Piper pack for her quest and is understanding of her problems.

3. What does it mean when it says that Drew and Piper can //charmspeak//? It means that they can kind of trance whoever they want to do anything they want them to do.

4. How did Drew get to be the head counselor and is she happy about it? She got to be head counselor because she was oldest after Silena died in the titan war so now she has them slaving around for her ownpurposes.

5. Why did Drew think that Silena Beauregard was such a bad person? Why did the other campers think that she was a hero? Drew thought she was a bad person because she was a traitor in the camp so she decided to sacrifice herself since she would get killed to help the fight.

6. What is the //rite of passage for an Aphrodite child//? The right of passage (spelling) for an Aphrodite child was you set someone up with a "life" and then you have to ruin it.

7. Why was the poster of the //King of Sparta// in the garbage? The poster was in the garbage because Drew thought that if they would think more of Piper than her and may have her be the leader of the cabin.

8. On page 184 it states that Piper calls the head counselor a //tyrant.// What is that? A tyrant is a person who uses other people for their own personal needs.

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9. What does the word //festus// mean in Latin? The word Festus means to be happy or a festival.

10. When it stated that Annabeth didn't look nervous but she looked, "sad and wistful, like this reminded her of better times." What do you think this means? I think it means that it reminded her of when she was with Percy and how they thought everything was over.

11. Again the idea of the mist comes up on page 190. What do you think the mist is a symbol of? Think about the rest of the book while answering this question. I think the mist resembles deception and lies that reflects what is happening with Piper.

Leo 12. Who is //Boreas// and what does his name mean? Boreas is the God of the north wind and his name means the north wind who is a person.

13. Hera hates demigods and the prophecy said they would cause death if they unleashed her rage - what do you think this means? Why is Hera upset? Where is Hera? Why is this such a difficult decision for the kids? Hera would unleash her rage and it would probably kill the enemy when she is released from her prison due to her anger for whoever caught her and this could be a difficult decision (spelling) because it is either going to help them or hurt them.

14. What did Leo disclose about himself that opened up his chest, took out all the gears that made him tick? He meant that he told them everything that let him feel good about himself and normal.

15. What do you think the phrase, "The forge and dove shall break the cage," means? I think this means that Piper and Leo will free her because leo's father was known for forges and Piper's mom was the symbol of the dove.

Wendsday, 2/16/2011

1. Describe Calais and Zethes. Calais is a large guy who can,t really do much accept attack and listen, he is very loyal to his father and is generally a nice guy. Zethes is a small fighter that is almost eager for fight or war that is liking Piper.

2. What emergency did Leo, Jason and Piper use to save them at the hotel so they could see Boreas? They used it as a emergency landing because their dragon was malfunctioning and could not stay in the air much longer.

3. Why did Cal and Zethes find Leo suspicious? They found Leo suspicious because they said he smelled of fire meaning he could create it like the dragon.

4. Who was Jason, the original Golden Fleece guy? He was the leader of the Argonauts and retrieved the golden fleece from king Aeetes for his uncle.

5. Why did the girl state that Boreas was waiting to meet Jason? He was waiting for Jason because he had to do with a kind of bet that he made.

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6. Why didn't Jason just leave the idea of finding Hera alone? He didn't put the idea of going to find Hera by himself because of the idea of letting Piper or Leo get killed.

7. Who is Khione? Khione is the ruler of snow or princess of it since his father was the ruler of the northern winds his daughter would be ruler of snow.

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8. What is the //aurora borealis?// The aurora borealis is what they call the northern lights which is magnetism reacting with the ions in the atmosphere (spelling). 9. Who is Aelous and what is his job? Aelous is the main leader of all the winds and his job is to catch all the wind spirits for the gods.

10. Why was Boreas ordered to destroy any demigods? Boreas was ordered to destroy any demigods because his leader Aleous was angry (spelling) with the gods so he is taking it out on their children.

11. What happened when Jason's tattoo was exposed to Boreas? Boreas when exposed to Jason's tattoo turned into his Roman (spelling) form Aquillion.

12. Why did Boreas let Jason, Leo and Piper go to Chicago? The reason why he let them go to Chicago is because he said Hera was making a very bad gamble and they eventually would kill each other making Aeolus gleeful for killing them. So he told them where to find the storm spirits who captured Coach Hedge and Hera. Specifically why did Boreas let the kids go? What were they going to find?

Friday 2/18/2011 1. How did Piper figure out that the coach had been preparing her to be a demigod? Piper figured out that the coach was preparing her to be a demigod because she realized that all the time he was pushing her to her limits it was preparring her for a qwest.

2. Why didn't Piper's father ever play Native American parts? Piper's father never took Native American parts because her father said it was easier being someone you aren't instead of something you are.

3. Tell about Piper's dream? Do you think her dream is related to what is or will actually happen in this book? Why or why not? I think that Piper's decition to defeat the giant and telling him that will make him punish her in a way since he has her father and can only threat her with him.

4. What decision did the giant tell Piper that she would need to make? The giant told her she needed to choose to either have her own father or a boyfriend that she never really had and then she woke up falling down with everyone else.

Piper XXII 5. Why did Festus suddenly start falling with Piper, Leo and Jason? The reason why Festus started to fall was because the control disk froze suddenly inside his hot head and I guess stopped it from being able to read it and let the dragon operate.

6. Where did they land? The place that they landed in was a closed car factory of the name Monocle Motors which turnned out to be a home for three cyclopses

7. On page 243 it states that Leo sounded //crestfallen.// What does this mean? When Leo sounded crestfallen it meant that he was discouraged at the thought of that he might have not fixed it right or it was breaking down and he can't do anything to make it stop.

8. On page 245 it says, //deja vu//. What does this mean? Deja vu is having the feeling that you have done something before or know it really well but you can't say it.

9. The words MONOCLE MOTORS turned out to be much more than a logo. Explain. Monocle Motors was the working logo of all the northern cyclopses that was forced to stop making chariots, weapons, and vehicles after the titan war due to having their biggest customer die.

10. Explain the cliffhanger at the end of this chapter. The cliffhanger at the end of this chapter was very sudden when it turnned out not jason but a cyclops was coming towards her and ends by describing his sudden apperance in front of her.

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11. What line of the Great Prophecy kept going around in Leo's head and what does it mean? The line that keeps on going around in Leo's head is that to fire or storm the world will fall to which means that either Hephaestus or Zeus will fight or maybe even Leo and Jason will fight.

12. What message did Earth Mother send to Leo? What do you think was meant about being his //First Mother?// What the earth Mother may have meant was that she was her actual mother and his mom that died may have been taking him in for a while and then she comes along and kills her.

Tuesday 2/22/2011 1. How did Leo know something non-human was in the factory? The reason why Leo knew something non-human was in the factory is because it smelled wrong as he put it a kind of stale breath.

2. What is a //cyclopes?// A cyclopes is a kind of humanoid which is larger than a human but has only one eye and has three different tribes the northern clan eat people and are good builders, the upper clan build weapons and vehicles for the gods, and finally is the southern clan that tend to sheep.

3. What would a chain mail muumuu look like? A chain mail muumuu would look a lot like a kind of skirt and from a distance seem like it is weaved together.

4. When the lady Cyclops (Ma Gasket) said that Piper was, //Venus' spawn//, what does that mean? What Ma Gasket meant when she said Piper was Venus' spawn was that she was her daughter.

5. Give at least two examples of how Ma Gasket treats her children.Ma Gasket kind of is pushey to her kids by always punishing them and making her work for them. A very good example is when Leo killed Torque and Ma Gasket said that only she gets to bust her boys which means turn them into that kind of yellow dust.

6. Who do you think the kid with the purple shirt who spoke Latin might be? What might have been the kid in the purple shirt is maybe a friend of Jason's or someone who was related to him.

7. Why were the Hyperborean Cyclopes forced to shut down? The reason why the Hyperborean Cyclopes were forced to shut down was because the war was over too quick and they mostly made weapons.

8. Why was Leo unaffected by the kerosene? The reason why Leo was unaffected by the kerosene was because he was born with the abillity to make and resist fire.

9. How did Leo get rid of Ma Gasket? The way Leo got rid of Ma Gasket was by dropping a suspended engine by melting the chain holding it up.

10. What was the main idea for this chapter? The main idea for this chapter was the cyclopes catching Jason and Piper and how Leo saves them.

Jason XXV 11. Why couldn't Hera escape from her cage? The reason why Hera couldn't escape from her cage was because as she pointed out that some forces are stronger than the gods.

12. Why did Zeus close Olympus? The reason why Zeus closed Olympus was because he thought that if the gods receeded from the world that their enimies will go back to their slumber.

13. How did Hera get trapped in her cage? Hera came her from a hint that she thought of and it turnned out to be a trap set for her.

14. What was the dangerous gamble that Hera made? What do you think it means? The dangerous gamble that Hera made was bringing Jason back into the world which may mean that she brought the original Jason back and broke some kind of rule.

15. How do you think they will find the storm spirits? I think they will find the storm spirits by just seeing one go around since there should be many in the windy city and follow it.

16. What was the big idea of this chapter. The big idea of this chapter was that Jason was informed by Hera on some of his questions while he was knocked out.

Thursday 2/24/2011

1. Where were the children going to? The children were planning to find a storm spirit and then follow it and hope that it leads them to where they are hiding and got lucky and followed one that was rushing around Chicago.

2. What was their goal? Their goal was to find the wind spirits that took Coach Hedge and find the rest of the storm spirits.

3. Whom did they meet and why might this be significant? They met a investor that had made a kind of mall for half-bloods and others that happen to come by.

4. What things in this chapter just don't look or sound right? Things that make you suspicious. Some things that were odd were the fountain in the center next to the cage of storm spirits and Coach hedge.

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5. 'why didn't Piper like department stores? The reason why Piper didn't like department stors was because it reminded her of her Charmspeaking people into giving her things.

6. What was the Princess trying to sell to the kids? The Princess was trying to sell them a potion that could possibly cure Jason's memory loss which may help them or make things worse.

7. Why didn't Piper trust the Princess? The reason why Piper didn't trust the Princess was because she got the felling when Drew was trying to charmspeak her.

8. What's happening at the bay area? Why are people predicted to die there? The reason why people were predicted to die was because that is where Piper will have to kill them in two days.

Monday 2/28/2011

1. How did the princess betray her family? She was put under a spell of love from Piper's mom and fell in love for Jason the original fleece guy and he asked a favor. That favor was to steal her father's treasure for himself.

2. Why did Piper have to slap Jason across the face? What was going on? The reason why Piper had to slap Jason accross the face was so he would snap out of the Charmspeak that the Princess had put on him.

3. The princess says she is Medea. Who is Medea and what is this all about? Medea was married to Jason the original Fleece guy after she got put under a spell by Aphrodite so she hates the spawn of her.

4. What was the pact that the princess (Medea) made with Jason and why? The reason why Medea made the pact with Jason so if he married her she would help him steal her father's treasure and this was created because she was under a spell from Aphrodite so Jason kind of used it to his advantage.

5. Why are Jason and Leo wanting to fight?The reason why Jason and Leo wanted to fight was because they were under a spell from Medea that made them show what they felt of each other and almost made them fight.

6. Why did Medea want to kill the kids? What was she hoping that would happen? The reason why she wanted to kill all of the kids was because she was brought back to life by the earth lady so she was in debt to her.

7. When she saw they got away, why did she say she wanted to go with them? The reason why she said she wanted to go with them was because she wanted them to save her from being killed so she reminded Piper of what would happen without the potion.

8. Who saved the kids from Medea? The person or in this case machine that saved them was Festus who herd the wistle Leo blew telling him to find them.

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9. Why was Leo still worrying about his mom? The reason why Leo was worrying about his mom was because he was thinking that if Spirits were not confinded to the underworld he may be able to bring his mom back.

10. What did Hephaestus have to say to Leo? Hephaestus had to tell Leo about why they need his help and what Hera is planning.

11. How was the Titan War won? The Titan war was won when the Gods and demi-gods were working together and Percy Jackson had a better plan than Zeus so he was embarased that he was smarter than him.

12. What did Hephaestus say about letting his kids go? Do you think this was difficult? Hephaestus said that he could not interfere with his kid's prolems even if they are on the verge of death and this would be difficult because of all the time standing back and watching them suffer.

Tuesday3/8/2011

1. What did Leo's dad Hephaestus talk to Leo about? Leo's dad was telling Leo about how the Titan war was won and a part of the prophecy about losing friends along the way that he meets.

2. What does it mean on page 366 when Coach Hedge said, "The gods hate needing humans. They like to be needed by humans.?"What coach said was the Gods hated being looked down at and were dependant on others. This is also why the Gods do not get along very well with each other because they can't get along because they are always trying to prove they are better than everyone else, almost like having to much pride in yourself so when you fail you take it out on others.

3. What would happen if Piper would betray her friends? If Piper were to betray her friends she "will" get her father back from Enceladus if he keeps his end of the bargain.

4. Why did Piper's dad name her Piper? The reason why Piper's dad named her that was because her Grandpa Tom thought she could be the best singer or a kind of musician.

5. What is the "snake song" all about? The "snake song" was a kind of song that snakes gave to a husband that killed her wife for them in debt.

6. What dream did Piper tell everyone about? The dream that Piper told the rest of the group was the dream where she was up on a mountain and Enceladus telling her to kill them there.

7. What was the warning that Enceladus sent? The warning that Enceladus sent was that if she told Leo or Jason her dad would become his next meal.

8. Why did Coach Hedge think that the giant doesn't want Piper, Jason and Leo dead yet? The reason why Coach Hedge thought the giant didn't want them dead yet was because he hasen't gotten what he wants yet.

9. What happened on Mount Othrys? What happened on Mount Othrys was Kronos built a new temple there and when he was destroyed it fell to the ground.

10. What is the Roman name for satyr? The roman name for satyr is faun.

11. Who is Lycaon? Describe this character? Lycaon was the ruler of Arcadia before turned into a wolf by zeus after a foolish test to see if he was really Zeus.

12. How did Lycaon get turned into a wolf? Lycaon got turned into a wolf when he tested to see if Zeus was acctualy at a dinner Lycaon hoasted.

13. Why did Lycaon want to kill Jason first? Lycaon wanted to kill Jason because he was a son of Zeus who turned him into his wolf form.

14. Why might Medea want to kill Jason? Medea might want to kill Jason because of destroying her store and for payback of "killing" her.

15. What was the only thing that stopped the wolves? The only thing that stopped the wolves from comming towards them was the wall of flame from the gas and fire Leo created.

16. Who is Jason's sister?Jason's sister is Thalia who is a hunter of Artemis and is the leader of a small group of hunters.

17. Thalia knew it was Jason by a scar on his lip. What happened to him? Jason got the scar on his lip from a paperclip he tried to eat when he was two.

18. What happened to Jason when he was two? When Jason was two when he dissapeared on a hill and was supposed dead when his mom was found kneeing their crying.

19. Why does Hera hate all children of Zeus? The reason Hera hates all children of Zeus is because Hera was married to Zeus so technically if Zeus has any other kids it is considered breaking a law.

20. Describe Jason's mom. Jason's mom was a famous actor and was trying to get attention and ended up crashing.

21. Who is the missing friend that Thalia has been looking for? The missing friend that Thalia is looking for is Percy Jackson who was a fellow camper in Camp Half-Blood.

22. How can you tell that Leo is feeling pretty down about himself in this chapter? You can tell that Leo is down because he is comparing his life to Jason's and he is thinking of how lucky it is.

23. Why did Thalia run away? The reason why Thalia ran away was because her mom was acting like the only thing that mattered was herself and what Thalia thought what seemed like "killing" Jason was just her getting one less thing to worry about.

24. What was the only way to get to Aeolus's fortress? The only way to get to Aeolus's floating fortress was a ice particle bridge linking it to the top of the mountain.

25. On page 398, it refers to "the mist" again, what does this mean? The mist is a kind of blanket that covers up unlogical things such as flying metal dragons or big fortresses of smoke above mountains.

26. Why did Thalia leave? Where do you think she went? The reason why Thalia left was to catch up to the rest of her group and she possibly was going to the monument where Hera was being held.

27. Why was Leo's body overheating? The reason why Leo's body was overheating was because he was thinking so hard that he was inedvertently heating up as he got more excited when he was getting closer to the answer.

28. Hera said that Jason was an exchange - what does this mean? An exchange means to trade two things between each other so this means that Jason was a trade item for another thing or person.

29. Why was Thalia so sure that Jason would know where the Wolf House is located? The reason why Thalia was so sure Jason would know where it is because he was supposedly raised near there.

Thursday 3/10/2011

1. Who became Thalia's new family? The people who became Thalia's new family were the hunters of artemis when she swore into their group.

2. Why was Thalia unnerved when Leo mentioned the burned-out house on page 406? The reason why Thalia got unnerved was because the burned-out house was because it was where Lyacon's pack was.

3. Why was the Aeolus's palace divided into four sections? The reason why Aeolus's palace was divided into four sections was because it represented the four seasons.

4. Who is Mellie? Mellie is a aura which is a wind nymph who is employed to Aeolus the major wind God.

5. What's a harpy and why would they need to be careful? A harpy is a violent wind gust which are aura stepsisters and they had to be careful because Aeolus would probably kill them for interupting.

6. Describe what Mr. Aeolus - what he looks like, what is his "profession," and a bit about his personality. Aeolus is a bit of a changer with so many things to do at once he forgets many things. His face warps with his emotions and he has a nack for getting off-topic.

7. On page 414, it says that Aeolus "rescinded on an order," what does that mean? To rescind and order means to go back on it or reverse it.

8. Also on page 414 the harpy, "spiraled into the abyss," what does this mean? This means that she flew down in a circular motion into the blackness of the deep pit.

9. Why does the phrase, "whichever way the wind blows," fit Aeolus? The reason why the expression "whichever way the wind blows" fits Aeolus is because he changes his mind constantly from having so many things to do all of the time.

10. Aeolus says he can see what has happened to Jason, Leo and Piper - what did he find? Aeolus found that they would end up going on their quest and having it turn into bloodshed.

11. Where can Enceladus be found? Enceladus can be found on Mount Diablo.

12. Why did Aeolus change his mind about helping out Jason, Leo and Piper? The reason why Aeolus changed his mind about helping them is because someone put an order in to kill the 3 of them.

13. What was Aphrodite or Piper's mom trying to warn Piper about? Piper's mom was trying to warn her about monsters reforming more quickly and Gaea waking up.

14. Why didn't Aphrodite tell her husband about her being a goddess? The reason why Aphrodite did not tell Piper's father that she was a goddess is because it would have torn him apart about having monsters being real and a war that is about to start.

15. Why is Piper to give her father a liquid that will erase recent memories? The reason why Piper has to give her dad the potion is because Aphrodite wants him to not have the memories of knowing about monsters and Gods.

16. Who did Aphrodite say was Piper's biggest enemy? Why? Piper's biggest enemy is Gaea because when the gods defeated the Titans, Gaea awoke from her eons of sleep and created giants to destroy Olympus then allowing her to go back to her slumber.

17. What did Aprodite say that Piper needs to do? Aphrodite said that in order for Piper to bring the seven demigods together she would need to be a mediator and bring together the 2 sides so that together they could defeat Gaea.

Monday 3/14/2011 1. Why did the coach, Piper, Jason and Leo suddenly find themselves wearing different clothes? The reason why the group found themselves in different clothes was because Aphrodite chose to help them in the specific part of their journey.

2. What did Piper warn the others about? What is the battle that they will be facing in the near future? Piper was warning them about the Giant and what he was cappable of so when they had to battle him they would know what to do.

3. Why doesn't Piper feel that she can ask her friends to help rescue her dad? The reason why Piper felt that she can't ask her friends to help her with her dad because it seems to be more of a family matter.

4. Give an example of how the kids knew that Gaea was messing with them. The reason why they knew Gaea was messing with them was because the ground almost wanted to bury them alive.

5. Why do you think that Jason felt so "connected' to San Francisco? I thin k that the reason why Jason seemed to be connected to San Francisco was maybe that was where the Latin camp was or where he was trained.

6. What hints have been given that might indicate that Jason is the enemy? Some of the hints that Jason may be a enemy is that the Latin language that he knows and the tatoo that he has that was from a kind of group.

7. Do you think this wind up toy is much more than just a toy? Why? Explain your reasonings. I think that the wind up toy is more than a toy because it seems that Leo was making it to control things by going in the machine.

8. What do you think the crayon drawing from kindergarten is all about? Why do you think that Leo and everyone else is so concerned about this? Everyone is concerned about the dragon boat because they do not know when they will need it so they are thinking about what situation it would have to be.

9. Describe Enceladus. Enceladus is a large kind of lizard and almost human with hair braided with bones and skulls and clawed feet.

10. Do you think there is anything significant about the color "purple" in this book? Think back to objects that were described as being purple. Maybe a connection? Most of the purple things had to do with Latin type things such as Jason's purple shirt. This could be connected to a Latin camp and since Jason has to bring two sides together it may be the Greek demigods and the Latin demigods.

11. Where did Piper find her dad? Piper found her dad tied to a post near the purple fire and was right behind Enceladus.

12. What did Enceladus tell Piper was the reason why she would be spared death? The reason why Piper was supposed to be spared being killed was because it was still not the solstice and she had time to betray them.

13. Describe the "Earthborn." The earthborn is a kind of humanoid that has six arms and are able to morph rocks and mud to use as tools for fighting.

14. Why didn't the Earthborn like Jason? The reason why the Earthborn did not like Jason was because they were beaten by the original Jason so when they were reborn they were looking for revenge.

Thursday 3/17/2011

1. What advice did wolf Lupa give to Jason while fighting Enceladus? The advice that Lupa gave to Jason as he was fighting Enceladus was to not fight force with force.

2. Who is Jason Grace? (specifically from this chapter) Jason Grace is a fighting son of Zeus that has a sister named Thalia that ran away when he dissapeared.

3. What plea did Jason make to his father? The plea that Jason made to his father was to kill himself in order to save his friends.

4. Why was Piper's father so upset? The reason why Piper's father was so upset was because he was never told about monsters being real and the fact that he "married" the Godess Aphrodite.

5. Why doesn't Piper want to give her father liquid from the vial?The reason why Piper does not want to give her dad the vial was because she did not want things to go back to the way they were a few weeks ago.

6. Why did Coach Hedge offer to take care of Tristan? The reason why Coach Hedge wanted to take care of Tristan was because he felt bad about being passed out while Jason, Leo, and Piper had to face Enceladus.

7. What message did Thalia give to Piper? What do they have to do? The message that Thalia had to give to Piper was to come and meet them at the wolf house and help them beat whoever was there.

Friday 3/18/2011

Chapter XLVII This chapter of the book was a very small changing point in the book for the scenes to change and to summarize up what was the wolf house. This was a great way for the author to quickly change to the major scene that all of the readers had been reading about.Two of the main things that occred while Leo was flying the helicopter was they all talked about the wolf house and about its origin and later, while Jason took a nap Leo and Piper talked about how Jason would react to them with his memories coming back.

Chapter XLVIII This chapter hit readers hard and chilled them out //litterally//. The second the team lands the helicopter it is taken out and are greeted by Thalia saving their lives. The meeting passes over quickly and Thalia is off to help her fellow hunters only to be frozen in a ambush. Then a wolf showed the group her frozen statue and Khione shows up on the wolves side.

Chapter XLIV This chapter was just a bit of a reveal to all of the problems through the book. From Festus falling to all the snowstorms on their journey all was explained, even how Enceladus was able to tell where they were all the time. Then after all was explained she gave the order to her wolves to attack

Chapter L This chapter of the four was probably the most active and partialy entertaing in parts. After the wolves attacked and Jason got on a storm spirtit they defeated all of the enemies, even Khione and worked on the cage where Hera was trapped. Porphyrion rose from the earth and he and Jason started to fight while Hera was still trapped. Eventually Leo and Piper got Hera out of her cage and after Porphyrion left went into supernova to destroy all of the monsters.

Wednesday 3/23/11

Chapter LI This chapter was mainly a kind of quick problem and solution situation. After Hera showed her true form it turned out that Jason did not look away and was knocked unconsious and after he was revieved the group was "launched" back to camp.

Chapter LII This chapter was a kind of shifty section of the group getting back to the camp. After Piper was appointed leader after challenging Drew and having her step down. Then she was appointed to the big house to do a video confrence with her dad, and talking to Jason about his memories coming back.

Chapter LIII This chapter was almost a time spender to give info to the camp and Jason and Piper. Leo showed cabin nine their bunker and revealed a bit of history of the camp that was not all that good.

Chapter LIV This was a link to the chapter before with the issue of building the warboat and who would be counselor.

Chapter LV This chapter was a little wrap up of the new memories he had regained and what he was struggling in his time being here. Also Hera showed up last minute and gave Jason a new sword for him to use.

Chapter LVI This chapter was a great wrap up to the last few things that were happening, with the new destination being Greece and having to build the Argo II. The final conflict after the meeting was realizing that Percy Jackson was at the roman camp with no idea of who he is.