Characters
Who was the Victor of the 50th Hunger Games?
Haymitch Abernathy
Why does Haymitch send Katniss and Peeta syrup instead of blood poisoning medicine?
Blood poisoning medicine would be too expensive and Haymitch knows the sleep syrup would give Katniss an opportunity to go to the feast and retrieve medicine for Peeta.
What is Haymitchʼs warning to Katniss?
Why didnʼt he have to tell Peeta?
Haymitch warns that she better act crazy in love & be convincing.
He didnʼt have to warn Peeta--it was never an act for him.
These are genetically-altered muttations with attributes of dead tributes.
Wolves
"Sitting at Prim’s knees, guarding her, is the world’s ugliest cat”
hyperbole
Which character hides in the Cornucopia?
Foxface
How does Foxface die?
She eats the berries Peeta was collecting for Katniss & himself to eat--not realizing they were poisonous nightlock berries.
When they are at the top of the cornucopia, why canʼt Katniss shoot to kill Cato?
Heʼs holding onto Peeta in a head lock. If she shoots him in the face, Peeta will fall down to the wolves with Cato.
A giant, golden horn, shaped like a cone with a curved tail used as the central point of the Hunger Games
Cornucopia
"This perplexing, good natured-boy who can spin out lies so convincingly the whole of Panem believes him to be hopelessly in love with me…"
metaphor
Which tribute does Katniss first recognize in the muttations?
Glimmer
What does Haymitch send Katniss and Peeta as a reward for their first kiss?
broth
When replaying the highlights from the Hunger Games, what part of Rue's death did the Capitol filmmakers eliminate?
They omit the part where Katniss covered her in flowers.
The poisonous berries that Katniss uses to allow both her and Peeta to win the 74th Games.
Nightlock berries
What does the Mockingjay symbolize?
Represent defiance against the Capitol and Katniss's desire to defy it. The birds were created as a result of a failed Capitol project to spy on rebellious districts.
Who is the popular Capitol reporter who is famous for conducting interviews for the Hunger Games for more than 40 years.
Caesar Flickerman
What story does Katniss share with Peeta?
Katniss shares the story of how she bought Primʼs goat, Lady.
What does Katniss mean when she says, "...the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games is about to begin"?
She is worried about the consequences of her actions on herself and those she cares about.
What is the name of the nation that rose from the ashes of North America?
Panem
What does the nightlock symbolize?
In this way the nightlock berries are symbolic of defiance against the Capitol
Who are the four members of Katniss' style team?
Cinna, Octavia, Flavius, and Venia
Why does Katniss think Peeta wouldn't understand about owing someone (or paying back your debt)?
Because heʼs not from the Seam; she has this belief that heʼs never had to struggle to survive.
What is Katnissʼ & Peetaʼs relationship like at the end of the book? Why?
Strained--
Peeta feels betrayed by Katniss faking her love for him while in the arena. It was not fake for Peeta.
A type of bird that were created in Capitol labs to spy on enemies and rebels of the Capitol.
Jabberjay
What theme does the following quote reveal?: "Things have been too quiet today. No deaths, perhaps no fights at all. The audience in the Capitol will be getting bored, claiming that these games will be verging on dullness."
Entertainment is a form of manipulation and oppression.