Questions: 1. What is the name of Percy’s best friend in the book? 2. Where does Percy live at the beginning of Chapter 2? 3. What strange event happens to Percy during the school field trip? 4. Who is the teacher that accompanies Percy on the trip? 5. What does Percy see when he looks at Mrs. Dodds? 6. What does Percy’s pen turn into when he clicks it? 7. Who is the mysterious man that helps Percy during the attack? 8. What does the man give Percy before disappearing? 9. What does Percy’s mother tell him about his father? 10. What is the name of the camp that Percy’s mother wants to send him to?

Answers: 1. Percy’s best friend is Grover. 2. Percy lives in New York City at the beginning of Chapter 2. 3. Percy is attacked by Mrs. Dodds, who turns into a monster. 4. The teacher that accompanies Percy on the trip is Mrs. Dodds. 5. Percy sees Mrs. Dodds with wings and claws when he looks at her. 6. Percy’s pen turns into a sword when he clicks it. 7. The mysterious man that helps Percy is Mr. Brunner. 8. Mr. Brunner gives Percy a pen that turns into a sword before disappearing. 9. Percy’s mother tells him that his father is a mysterious figure who left when Percy was a baby. 10. The camp that Percy’s mother wants to send him to is called Camp Half-Blood.