Chapter 8 - We Capture a Flag

1. Why are the counselors having a hard time deciding who Percy’s Olympian parent is?
2. How does Percy surprise everyone during his first sword class? How do you think he was able to do this?
3. According to Grover, why did the “Big Three” gods swear never to have any more children?
4. Why does the story about Thalia make Percy feel “hollow and guilty”?
5. In capture-the-flag, why does Percy feel like he’s being left out of the action?
6. How does Percy manage to overcome the kids from Ares’s cabin?
7. What was Annabeth’s plan to win the flag?
8. Why does Annabeth make Percy stand in the water?
9. What does Chiron say about how the hellhound got into camp?