The Titan's Curse

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-5

Reading Check

1. Who called Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia to Westover Hall?

2. Where is Annabeth’s father moving to?

3. Which group steps in to assist Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia?

4. What type of poem does Apollo recite when he arrives to take everyone to Camp Half-Blood?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Percy consider jumping into the water when he is cornered at a cliff?

2. What makes Percy think that Thalia and Zöe have history together?

3. Why does Artemis think it’s important to seek the monster that Dr. Thorn mentioned?

4. What are the perks that convince Bianca to join Artemis?

Paired Resource

Map of Camp Half-Blood

• This is an interactive map of Camp Half-Blood from Rick Riordan’s website.
• Shared themes include The Importance Of Found Family and Parents’ Involvement In And Responsibilities In Their Children’s Lives.
• How is it helpful to have a sense of where events are taking place in the novel? How does it add to your experience?

CHAPTERS 6-10

Reading Check

1. Who had nightmares after arriving at Camp Half-Blood?

2. What did Annabeth have in her backpack?

3. What game do the campers play?

4. Who is initially selected for the quest?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why do Percy and Thalia fight during the game?

2. Why does Artemis trade places with Annabeth in Percy’s dream?

3. What does Mr. D use as evidence that it’s hypocritical for heroes to call the gods vain?

4. How doe Percy and his friends defeat the Nemean Lion?

Paired Resource

“Ariadne”

• This Encyclopaedia Britannica article explains Ariadne’s background and her relationship with Theseus.
• Shared themes include The Danger of Heroes.
• Why is Mr. D’s use of the story of Ariadne an apt explanation of why he doesn’t like heroes?

“Ariadne Plays the Physician”

• This poem retells the story of Ariadne and Theseus by Analicia Sotelo.
• Shared themes include The Danger of Heroes.
• How can we use the perspective of Ariadne herself in this poem to explore how she might view heroes? Is it similar to Zöe’s viewpoint? Or might she be more pro-hero?

CHAPTERS 11-15

Reading Check

Which god helps the heroes get across the United States?

1. What is Anaklusmos Greek for?

2. What is the “gift of the Wild” that appears (70)?

3. Which god claims to be interested in Percy and Annabeth’s love story?

4. What monster is the General chasing?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why are the heroes wary of going to San Francisco?

2. Why didn’t Thalia join the Hunters?

3. Why is it ironic that Thalia is afraid of heights?

4. What caused Zöe’s exile from the Hesperides?

5. Why are Thalia, Percy, and Grover each knowledgeable about the Hoover Dam?

CHAPTERS 16-20

Reading Check

1. What is the only time when Percy, Grover, Thalia, and Zöe are able to enter the garden of twilight?

2. Which hero did Zöe help that resulted in her banishment?

3. Who is Zöe’s father?

4. What do Thalia, Percy, and Annabeth fly on to Mount Olympus?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Thalia suspect Zeus hit the car with lightning?

2. Why does Percy decide to take the world from Artemis?

3. Why does Artemis create a constellation in the sky?

4. Why can’t the prophecy be about Thalia?

Paired Resource

“The Golden Apples of the Hesperides”

• The legend of the Hesperides gives context to Percy and his friends’ adventures.
• Shared motifs include flaws and The Dangers of Heroes.
• What is significant about this garden beyond Percy’s story? How does it make sense as a setting for the climax of the novel?

Recommended Next Reads 

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

• The next book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series brings Percy into the labyrinth as the battle between gods and Titans grows imminent.
• Shared themes include The Importance of Found Family, Parents’ Involvement and Responsibilities in Their Children’s Lives, and The Danger of Heroes.
• The Battle of the Labyrinth on SuperSummary

Circe by Madeline Miller

• This novel is a retelling of Circe’s story from her perspective, spanning her life and her exile, during the course of which she encounters a number of heroes.
• Shared themes include The Danger of Heroes and Parents’ Involvement and Responsibilities in Their Children’s Lives.
• Shared topics include Greek mythology.
• Circe on SuperSummary