Story Basics
This character volunteers to take her sister's place in the Hunger Games, saying "I volunteer as tribute!"
Katniss
The annual event where tribute names are drawn from glass balls.
The Reaping
"I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the Sun." Is this a metaphor OR a simile?
Simile
The main reason Katniss volunteers for Prim demonstrates this theme about family relationships.
Sacrifice/Love/Protection of Family
The mood during the reaping ceremony when "not one person claps" after Katniss volunteers.
Somber/Respectful/Suspense
The baker's son who once threw bread to a starving girl and later becomes her fellow tribute.
Peeta
Katniss shoots an arrow at this object during her private training session with the Gamemakers.
An apple in a roasted pig's mouth
Katniss says "a ton of coal has dropped on me" after promising Prim she'd try to win. What does this metaphor mean?
She feels the heavy responsibility to win.
Peeta's act of throwing bread to starving Katniss demonstrates this theme about human nature.
Compassion/Kindness
The mood created when Katniss describes her father's death: "I still wake up screaming for him to run."
Haunting/Tragic/Sorrowful
This drunken mentor tells the tributes his only advice is to "stay alive."
Haymitch
Katniss destroys the Careers' food supply by shooting arrows at this fruit.
Apples
After Peeta throws a starving Katniss burnt bread, she quickly concealed it under her shirt and ran home. "The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to ___." What does the bread symbolize here? Fill in the blank.
Life/Hope
The bread from District 11 after Rue's death shows what?
Solidarity/Unity/Support
Katniss's tone when she says "My thanks to the people of District Eleven" after receiving the bread.
Grateful/Respectful/Solemn
The small tribute from District 11 who becomes Katniss's ally and reminds her of Prim.
Rue
Rue is killed by this weapon thrown by the boy from District 1.
A spear
"She could really be asleep in that meadow after all." This describes Rue after Katniss does what to her body?
Decorating her body with flowers
Peeta saving Katniss despite being with the Careers demonstrates this theme about maintaining identity.
Staying true to yourself
Katniss's tone shifts from _____ to _____ when she first sees Peeta with the Careers and then realizes he saved her life.
Betrayal/Anger to Confused/Grateful
The stylist who transforms Katniss into "the girl who was on fire" and tells her to "just be yourself."
Cinna
This song that Katniss sings to Rue represents comfort, home, and the preservation of innocence in a brutal world, while also serving as an act of defiance against the Capitol.
Lullaby ("Deep in the Meadow")
"The heat is horrible, but worse than the heat is the smoke, which threatens to suffocate me." What is this type of figurative language called?
Personification
The small golden Mockingjay pin that Katniss wears secretly represents what?
Rebellion against the Capitol
Katniss's tone changes from _____ to _____ when she goes from hunting the boy from District 1 to holding dying Rue.