Novel Study: The Lightning Thief: Discussion Guide #2

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from chapters 7–12 of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. This discussion guide features two pages of comprehension and analysis questions for students to consider as they read about Percy learning about his father and about the details of his upcoming quest. Students will respond to questions about Percy, Grover, and Annabeth’s experiences and scary encounters on the first day of the quest, like when the bus explodes and when they end up in Medusa’s shop. Click “View answers” to see sample student responses and context. For more resources related to The Lightning Thief, check out the full set of novel study worksheets.