Chapter 20

1. Why does Percy will himself to get soaked in the water?
2. Ares says the best kind of war is when relatives fight each. Why would this be the most vicious kind of fight?
3. Why does Percy begin to suspect that Ares wasn’t acting alone – that he was taking orders from someone?
4. Which failures does Ares point to when he says Percy “doesn’t have what it takes”? Is this a fair criticism? Why or why not?       
5. What deal does Percy make with Ares?
6. How does Percy’s ADHD keep him alive in the fight?
7. What strategy does Percy use to beat Ares?
8. After Percy wounds Ares, something strange happens that makes Ares back off. What is it?
9. Why is important that the Furies witness Percy’s battle?
10. At the end of the chapter, what does Percy decide he must do to complete the quest?