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What does the DOA security guard get annoyed with Percy about?
What does the DOA security guard get annoyed with Percy about?
- Calls him Chiron
- Confuses him with Chiron
- Hates being confused with that old horseman
- All of the above (correct)
How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
How does Charon realize Percy and his friends are not really dead?
He read his name wrong because he is dyslexic.
How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator?
How does Percy finally convince Charon to take them into the elevator?
He bribes him with drachmas.
What does the River Styx look like?
What does the River Styx look like?
Describe the entrance of the underworld.
Describe the entrance of the underworld.
What is Percy's plan to get past Cerberus, and why doesn't it work?
What is Percy's plan to get past Cerberus, and why doesn't it work?
How does Annabeth save them, and why is she able to do this?
How does Annabeth save them, and why is she able to do this?
What does Percy realize about the monsters at the end of the chapter?
What does Percy realize about the monsters at the end of the chapter?
Study Notes
Percy Jackson Ch. 18 Study Notes
- Charon, the DOA security guard, is annoyed with Percy for confusing him with Chiron, expressing disdain for the mix-up with the "old horse man."
- Charon discovers Percy and his friends aren't dead due to misreading his name, a result of his dyslexia.
- Percy successfully convinces Charon to let them use the elevator by bribing him with drachmas, a form of currency in the Underworld.
- The River Styx is depicted as a dark and oily flow, filled with bones, dead fish, and strange items such as plastic dolls and soggy diplomas.
- Entrance to the Underworld features pass-through metal detectors and security cameras, along with tollbooths staffed by robed ghouls like Charon.
- Percy's initial plan to distract Cerberus involves throwing a stick for fetch, but it fails to impress the three-headed dog.
- Annabeth saves the group by engaging Cerberus and teaching him tricks, drawing on her experience from obedience school with her own dog.
- Percy concludes that the monsters encountered are not intimidating but rather evoke feelings of sadness.
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