Ch 9: I Am Offered a Quest

Chapter 9 begins in the audiobook at 03:12:16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbfiz2Pvh_I

1. Why does Percy feel miserable once he gets his own cabin?
2. Based on the newspaper article Percy finds under his door, what is happening in the real world while Percy is in camp?
3. What is the master bolt?
4. Why does Zeus think Percy stole the bolt?
5. Why can’t the gods retrieve the bolt themselves?
6. What does the Oracle say in the prophecy?
7. According to Chiron, what evidence suggests that Hades stole the lightning bolt?
8. Why does Percy have to travel on land only?
9. What will happen on the summer solstice if the lightning bolt is not returned?
10. Vocab, define: Hastily