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The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

Teen Book Club

The Hidden Oracle Discussion Questions

1. What do you think of the 1^st person narration?
2. The first sentence is “My name is Apollo. I used to be a god.”  Does this make you want to keep reading?
3. Do you like Apollo?
4. What do you think of Meg?
5. Is meeting Percy Jackson exciting?
6. Did you need to read the other books in the Percy Jackson series to understand this book?
7. Are the nosoi, plague spirits, good villains?
8. Did Apollo’s nightmare feel prophetic?
9. How awkward would it be meeting your son who looks older than you do?
10. Does Camp Halfblood being cut off seem like a bad thing?
11. Were you surprised that Demeter was Meg’s mother?
12. Why do you think the three legged race is going on during danger?
13. What do you think of Rachel?
14. Who is your favorite character?
15. Did you expect the emperors of Rome to be the real villains?
16. Were you surprised that Meg was raised by Nero?
17. What did you think of Apollo saving the demigods?
18. Is a 100 foot nude colossal Apollo war machine with a neck beard an interesting visual?
19. What did you think of the battle scene and sneezing its head off?
20. Did you like the wrap up that leads to the next Trial of Apollo?
21. Did you enjoy the book?
22. Would you read more in the series?