Setting
Provide a description of the arena.
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Who did Katniss ally with during the Games AND why?
Rue (Peeta is also an acceptable answer). Description may vary.
Describe 3 significant things that happened at the Reaping Ceremony.
Prim's name was drawn, Katniss volunteered for Prim, and Peta's name was drawn (other answers may be accepted).
Who did Katniss and Peeta fight at the end of the Games? Describe what happened.
Cato. Description may vary.
Who is the author of The Hunger Games?
Suzanne Collins
Provide two details about District 12
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How does Haymitch help Katniss and Peeta in the Games?
He gets sponsors to send them life-saving gifts.
What were the skills that helped Katniss in the Games, AND how did she acquire them?
Early in her life, her dad taught her how to hunt and other survival skills. Throughout her life, she continued to break the rules and go beyond the fence in District 12, and hone her skills. Other skills included: starting fires, navigating the woods, tracking, climbing trees, general survival, and archery.
How did Katniss escape the Career Pack the first time, AND where did she get this idea?
She climbed a tree, and Rue gave her the idea to drop the Tracker Jacker nest on them.
What evaluation score did Peeta and Katniss earn? What did the score mean for her?
Peeta: 8 Katniss: 11
Acceptable answers: people are more likely to sponsor her, other tributes know she has skill and respond accordingly, and Snow did not like Crane's decision and is now more skeptical of her.
Explain the dynamic between the Capitol and the Districts.
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The Capitol has all the power and resources, as the Districts do not.
The Capitol is focused on luxury, as the Districts are focused on survival.
The Districts each have their own industry, which powers the Capitol.
The people of the Capitol do not treat the District people well.
What happened during Katniss's evaluation session (where she earned her score)?
State 1 way Peeta helped Katniss in the arena, AND 1 way Katniss helped Peeta.
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What happened when Katniss got too close to the end of the arena / too far away from the other tributes?
The Game makers started fire / shot fire balls at her.
Why was Gale's name in the Reaping multiple times?
His family needed more food, so he put his name in more times in exchange for Tesserae (government-rationed food).
How does Cinna dress Katniss and Peeta for the first ceremony, AND how does it relate to their district?
As burning coal, which is representative of their mining industry.
What flashback did we see involving Peeta and Katniss, AND what was significant about this?
Katniss was on the brink of death. Peeta purposefully burnt bread and took a beating, so that he could give the bread to Katniss. This saved her life and made it so she could continue to provide for her family.
What act do Katniss and Peeta have to put on now that the Games have ended?
The Star-Crossed Lovers. An act to show that the choices they made in the Games were out of love, not out of rebellion.
What plan did Katniss come up with at the end of the games AND why was this significant?
The plan was for Katniss and Peeta to both die by eating the poison berries. This is significant because she ended up causing a change in the number of victors who could win (which wasn't supposed to happen because the districts are supposed to have no power / the Capitol is supposed to be in control).
State 3 things the Game Makers decided to contribute to the Games to make it more entertaining.
Possible Answers: the Mutts, 2 tributes from the same District can win/changing that rule multiple times, fireballs, packages at the Cornucopia.
Panem. North America and hundreds of years from now.
Late in the Games, who tried to kill Katniss at the Cornucopia? Who killed this person, AND why?
Clove tried to kill Katniss. Thresh killed Clove to repay Katniss for her kindness toward Rue.
Give 2 strategic things Peeta did while training for the Games / in the Games (think: interview, allies, talents).
Possible Answers: Charismatic in his interview to gain public support, showed off his strength during training, got in with the Careers to protect Katniss, and camouflaged in the river to protect himself.
Pick one conversation (Prim, Mom, Gale) Katniss had after the Reaping Ceremony, AND explain what they talked about.
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What was the reason for the Hunger Games creation?
The Districts rebelled against the Capitol, which caused a war (Dark Days). Now, in punishment and as a reminder to the districts, the Capitol shows its power by holding the Games with District children.