District Dearests
Her name was called at the District 12 Reaping; Katniss’s sister.
Primrose Everdeen
Name one of the items that symbolizes survival for Katniss.
Bread, the woods, dandelion, and the katniss (arrowroot) plant, a bow and arrow
What is the first gift Katniss receives from her sponsors?
Burn medicine/cream
Name the figurative language used: "My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the stuff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting" (p. 61).
Simile
This group of adults judge the tributes, rate their skills, and control the pieces of the arena.
He is the District 12 male tribute.
Peeta Mellark
The District 12 citizens showed Katniss respect when they gave her this gesture.
The "silent salute"
Who is in control of getting sponsors and choosing the gifts sent to the arena?
The living tribute escorts (for District 12, Haymitch)
Name the figurative language used: "We have to stand for a few minutes in the doorway of the train while the cameras gobble up our images" (p. 41).
Personification
He is the host of the tribute interviews.
Caesar Flickerman
He is the only living victor from District 12, a mentor to the new tributes, and often drunk.
Haymitch Abernathy
Suzanne Collins expressed fear that our country was becoming this--which means to make someone less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty, violence, or suffering by overexposure to such images.
Desensitized (or desensitization)
Katniss says that to win over wealthy Capitol sponsors, a tribute can't just be good at fighting; they must be memorable or have which personality trait?
Charisma, likable, or entertaining
Name the figurative language used: "It takes me about five seconds to realize I'll never fall asleep" (p. 139).
Hyperbole
The Career tributes are different from the others because they…
-Train (from a young age) for the Hunger Games competition
-Volunteer every year
-Are bigger & stronger (because they train)
-Are skilled with weapons (because they train)
-Usually win
District 12’s escort for the tributes; she has pink hair and is from the Capitol.
Effie Trinket
Which character has most shown Katniss love and friendship by his/her actions?
Peeta Mellark
Paid for by the citizens of District 11, this specific food item was sent to Katniss as an unprecedented, cross-district thank-you gift after Rue’s death.
A loaf of bread
Name the figurative language used: "Still? I am a statue" (p. 143).
Metaphor
Name the figurative language used: "You were about as romantic as dirt until he said he wanted you" (p. 135).
Simile
Name the District 11 tributes.
Rue (F) and Thresh (M)
Reality TV theme: Katniss censors her emotions when she is on camera. Name at least one reason why.
Reasons include:
-Does not want to appear weak to any potential sponsors
-Does not want to appear weak to the other tributes
-Does not want to allow the audience to get to know her or her family because she hates them (or is bitter toward the Capitol audience)
-She is a shy, quiet person
Why might the Capitol allow its citizens to sponsor tributes? What is the purpose of allowing the gifts?
-To get Capitol citizens to invest in "characters" on their TV show
-More entertainment, it's interactive
-Control over citizens by making them participants
-Better TV and betting
-They make more money
Name the figurative language used: "Or has she already started to slip away, leaving the weight of the world on my sister's fragile shoulders?" (p. 53).
Hyperbole
When Peeta says he doesn't want to be "just a piece in their Games," he means he wants to maintain his own moral (right vs. wrong) identity and choose how he acts, rather than letting the Capitol and the Gamemakers control his choices. Write a theme statement about the motif of humanity.