Vocabulary
The connection between the districts seemed _______, but the Games tied everyone together in a shared fear.
indifferent or tenuous
Tenuous
The technique where the author hints at future events, such as Haymitch hinting at an alliance with Peeta.
flashback or foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
"Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it."
Gale Hawthorne
This theme/message is highlighted by the vast differences in food, clothing, and comfort between the Capitol and District 12.
survival or inequality
Inequality
She is described as having "gray eyes, straight black hair, and olive skin," a look common in the Seam.
Katniss Everdeen
Katniss remembers that when her father was alive, she sometimes went to the _______ with her mother to pick up herbs or remedies.
entrails or apothecary
Apothecary
The technique used when Katniss says, "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!" despite the event being tragic.
dramatic irony or simile
Dramatic Irony
"Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!"
Effie Trinket
This main theme/message is explored when Katniss risks her life to save her younger sister from the Reaping.
control or sacrifice
Sacrifice
She is the mayor's daughter and gives Katniss a golden pin right before she leaves for the Capitol.
Madge
Effie Trinket often seems completely _______ to the suffering of the children she selects for the Games.
indifferent or deterrent
Indifferent
The technique where the author interrupts the plot to tell an earlier event, like Katniss's memory of the bakery.
symbolism or flashback
Flashback
"You can't clock out and leave Prim on her own There's no me now to keep you both alive."
Katniss Everdeen
This overarching idea is that the Capitol uses the Games to maintain power and prevent an uprising.
responsibility or control
Control
After her husband died, this character went into a depressive state, forcing Katniss to become the primary provider.
Katniss and Prim's mother
The only real ________ that keeps people from venturing out past the fence is the threat of the Peacekeepers, not the defunct electricity.
tenuous or deterrent
Deterrent
The meadow and the woods outside District 12's fence represent this, a sense of hope and freedom.
theme or symbolism
Symbolism
"Feed it to the pig, you stupid creature! Why not? No one decent will buy burned bread!"
Peeta Mellark's mother
The way Katniss and Gale illegally hunt and trade shows their need for this to survive the poverty of District 12.
survival or inequality
Survival
He is the only District 12 victor, a "bloated, dishevelled man" who offers Katniss and Peeta no initial help.
Haymitch Abernathy
Katniss often has to discard the _______ of the animals she hunts before taking them back to sell or trade.
apothecary or entrails
Entrails
A comparison using "like" or "as," such as when Gale's hair is described as being "in a thick braid like a rope."
Simile or Symbolism
Simile
"They let you wear one thing from your district in the arena. One thing to remind you of home. Will you wear this?"
Madge
The main theme/message represented by Katniss taking care of Prim after her father died and volunteering to protect her.
responsibility or control
Responsibility
He promises to look after Prim and make sure she eats, and he gives Katniss cookies to take with her.
Peeta Mellark's father/baker