Characters
Events and Plot
Themes
Vocab
Anything Goes
100

This character makes Katniss memorable by making her the "Girl on Fire."

Cinna

100

How did Katniss' father die?

Coal mining accident

100

All of the televised ceremonies before the Games to get people excited for the blood bath could be considered this kind of dystopian weapon/tool

Propoganda

100

The farmer __________ his crops for the yearly harvest.

reaps

100

Where do mockingjays come from?

Crossbreed of jabberjays and mockingbirds

200

What is an Avox?

A mute slave in the Capitol.

Criminal who has had their tongue removed and who has been forced into slavery.

200

What does Katniss ask Gale to do for her family when she is taken away by Peacekeepers?

To not let them starve/give them food

200

What can we learn about survival based on Katniss' memory/encounter with the Avox?

Answers may vary


Our survival comes at the expense of other people's safety and life.

Surviving can create a sense of guilt.

200

It is ___________________ to us dignified folk how people from the Capitol can love the Hunger Games. However, even though it confuses us, we love violence and crime and drama too.

Inexplicable

200

While Katniss' greatest skill is her bow and arrows, what does Katniss say Peeta's is?

Wrestling/Strength/Hand-to-hand combat

300

Which character acts as the tributes' escort around the Capitol?  Bringing them and prepping them for the Games?

Effie Trinket

300

When arguing over skills and chances in the Games, Peeta revealed that his mother saw him before he was sent away.  What heartbreaking comment did she say to him?

"Maybe District Twelve will finally have a winner"


She was talking about Katniss, not her son.

300

What is one specific detail that shows how the Capitol is desensitized to violence and suffering in the Hunger Games? 

Answers may vary

300

Whenever Katniss is on screen, her designers make sure she is _____________(d) in flames.

Swathe

300

What does Peeta do after getting their scores that feels like a betrayal to Katniss?

He asks to be coached separately 

400

Name of the mayor's daughter who gave Katniss her signature golden pin

Madge

400

What does Katniss do to get the Gamemakers' attention during her private evaluation?

Shoots an arrow through the apple of their roasted pig's mouth

400

In terms of survival, why is "a kind Peeta Mellark...far more dangerous...than an unkind one"?

His kindness can make her lower her guard, making her vulnerable to an attack.


His kindness can get him sponsors in the arena.

400

Katniss keeps personal details to herself.  She is ______________ when dealing with curious people and questions.

Evasive

400

Which tribute reminds Katniss of Prim

Rue

500

Who interviews the tributes for televised entertainment?

Caesar Flickerman

500

What does Peeta reveal at the end of chapter 9?

He is in love with Katniss Everdeen 

500

Dystopian Society: Why does Panem have Hunger Games?

To punish the districts for rebelling during the Darks Days.  To keep the districts under their control.

500

Gamemakers will _______________ the tributes together into an enclosed arena where they will have to face each other.

corral

500

What are Career Tributes 

Well-trained tributes who often volunteer for the Games.  They come from Districts 1, 2, and 4.