When & Where
the name of the country Katniss lives in
What is Panem?
This mocks the Capitol’s failure.
What is the mockingjay?
The simile “Because if it had become known that my mother could no longer care for us, the district would have taken us away from her and placed us in the community home....The community home would crush her like a bug," implies this about Prim.
What is too soft/innocent?
the person that gave Katniss the mockingjay pin
Who is Madge, the mayor's daughter?
word to describe someone who is the primary provider for the family
What is breadwinner?
the event that happened at the beginning of the story
What is the Reaping?
The meaning of the author's use of a metaphor in this sentence: "We always wait to trade with him when his witch of a wife isn't around because he's so much nicer. "
What is the fact she is mean?
This type of figurative language is shown in: “I stood mesmerized by the heat and the luscious scent until rain interfered, running its icy fingers down my back.”
What is personification?
the boy who burned bread on purpose to give to Katniss so she could survive
Who is Peeta?
a form of voluntary food rationing of grain and oil, offered by the government to people in the districts. Those eligible to participate in the Hunger Games - could sign up for these.
What are tesserae?
the poor, coal-mining district
What is District 12?
This is symbolized when the people of District 12 silently touch the three middle fingers to their lips and lift it in the air.
What is respect?
This type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The woods became our savior, and each day I went a bit farther into its arms."
What is personification?
tributes from wealthier districts who train all year for the Hunger Games
Who are the Careers?
the meaning og insurmountable in: “Besides, it isn’t in my nature to go down without a fight, even when things seem insurmountable.”
What is impossible?
the place where people are oddly dressed with bizarre hair and brightly painted faces
What is the Capitol?
Who is Cinna?
the meaning of the underlined phrase in: "Haymitch is whisked away on a stretcher and Effie Trinket is trying to get the ball rolling again…” (Ch. 2).
What is to move on with the Reaping?
Katniss's hunting partner that taught her survival skills in the woods
Who is Gale?
the meaning of the underlined word in: “From this place, we are invisible but have a clear view of the valley, which is teeming with summer life, greens to gather, roots to dig, fish iridescent in the sunlight”
What is shiny?
the place where Katniss shoots a bow into an apple of a pig's mouth when she was being ignored
what dandelions represent for Katniss
What is hope?
the meaning of the underlined phrase in: “Has she already started to slip away, leaving the weight of the world on my sister’s fragile shoulders”
What is feeling immense pressure or stress?
the drunk yet wise mentor for Katniss & Peeta that is intrigued by their fighting spirit
Who is Haymitch?
the definition of "plaited" in : “Sweet, tiny Prim who cried when I cried before she even knew the reason, who brushed and plaited my mother’s hair before we left for school...”
What is braided?