CHARACTERS
SETTING
HUNGER GAMES
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY
100

The rebellious and passionate protagonist of "The Hunger Games".

Who is Katniss Everdeen?

100

Katniss' home district

What is District 12?

100

The number of winner's in the 74th Hunger Games?

What is two winners?

100

Identify the figurative device:

“The community home would crush her like a bug."

What is simile?

100

A trick or plan to decieve someone.

What is ruse?

200

Katniss' sweet and kind younger sister

Primrose or Prim

200
the nation that rose from the ashes of North America
What is Panem?
200
The first sponsor gift Katniss receives
What is burn ointment?
200

Identify the figurative device:

“The woods became our savior, and each day I went a bit farther into its arms.”

What is metaphor?

200

not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.

What is irredeemable?

300

District 11 tribute. Katniss' first partner in the games.

Who is Rue?

300

the main trade of District 12

What is mining?

300
the item Katniss chooses to wear in the games as a reminder of her district
What is a mockingjay pin?
300

Identify the figurative device:

(p. 27) “But the money ran out and we were slowly starving to death.”


What is hyperbole?

300

fallen into ruin or disrepair; run-down or old

What is decrepit?

400

Katniss' stylist. Coined the name "Katniss the Girl on Fire"

Who is Cinna?

400

the name of the black market where Katniss sells and trades.

What is the Hob?

400
Katniss and Peeta end the games by putting these poisonous berries into their mouths.
What are nightlock berries?
400

Identify the figurative device:

"To make it humiliating as well as torturous, the Capitol requires us to treat the Hunger Games as a festivity, a sporting event pitting every district agaisnt the others."

What is irony?

400

savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.

What is ferocity?

500

Kind and strong baker's son. He is in love with Katniss.

Peeta Mellark

500

somewhere in the Rockies

Where is the Capitol of Panem located?

500

Katniss' weapon specialty

What is a bow and arrow?

500

Identify the figurative device:

"(p. 21) “That’s how I feel now...totally stunned as the name bounces around the inside of my skull."

What is personification?

500

Food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

What is sustenance?