Chapter 10 +11
How does Peeta’s confession during the interview affect Katniss and the audience?
Peeta’s confession makes her confused and angry. The audience finds it romantic and dramatic.
After a long search she finally finds a small pond which is important because she could die without water.
How does Katniss find water, and why is this important?
How does Katniss meet Rue, and why is this important?
Rue helps Katniss by warning her about a tracker jacker nest. This is the beginning of their friendship.
She shoots arrows to set off a mine, causing an explosion that destroys their supplies.
How does Katniss destroy the Careers’ food supplies?
How does Katniss show rebellion against the Capitol in this chapter?
By honoring Rue with flowers and a goodbye gesture, she shows that Rue is more than just a player in a game.
What do we learn about Katniss’s feelings towards Peeta after the interview?
Katniss is unsure about Peeta’s true intentions, about whether he is being honest or just playing a strategy.
What signs show that Katniss is learning to trust her instincts?
She follows her sense of direction, uses her knowledge of the forest, and listens to her body’s needs.
What is Rue’s role in helping Katniss?
She shares knowledge about the arena and offers support and thereby becomes a trusted partner.
What problems does Katniss face when trying to destroy the Careers' food supplies?
She gets injured by the blast and can’t hear well afterward. It’s very risky.
The audience of a district send her bread as a thank-you because they are touched and feel connected to her.
What is the reaction of the audience in District 11 to Katniss’s actions?
Why do you think the "star-crossed lovers" idea is important for the Games?
It creates an interesting, romantic and emotional story that makes the audience care about the two tributes.
How does the relationship between Katniss and the other tributes begin to develop?
She keeps her distance from most tributes, but she notices who is dangerous and who might be an ally.
Both Katniss and Rue come from poor districts, are small and fast, and are close to their families.
What similarities do Katniss and Rue share?
What does this action say about Katniss’s courage and strategy?
It shows that she is brave and clever. She knows how to weaken her enemies without fighting directly.
She becomes more than a tribute—she becomes a symbol of hope and resistance.
How does the reaction of district 11 to Rue's death and Katniss action change Katniss’s role in the Games?
What happens when the Games begin? Describe the scene at the Cornucopia.
There is chaos and violence. Some tributes fight and kill each other over supplies at the Cornucopia.
She runs and dodges the fireballs, using her speed and knowledge of the forest to navigate and survive.
How does Katniss escape the fire and fireballs?
They plan to destroy the Careers’ supplies to weaken them.
What plan do Rue and Katniss make together?
What happens when Katniss returns to find Rue?
She finds Rue trapped in a net. Rue is then killed by another tribute.
When and where does Katniss sing a song to Rue?
Katniss sings to Rue in a clearing in the forest within the arena as a way to comfort her and give her peace in her final moments.
Katniss wants to survive, not fight immediately: she avoids the Cornucopia and instead runs to safety to find water and shelter.
What does Katniss choose to do at the beginning of the Games, and why?
What do the fireballs tell us about the role of the Gamemakers?
They control the environment to create excitement and danger to entertain the audience and determine a winner.
What does Katniss learn about the Careers’ camp and food supplies?
The Careers have a large supply of food and weapons, protected by traps.
Katniss is heartbroken and furious. The reader and possibly the Hunger-Games'-audience, too, feel deep sympathy and sadness.
How does Rue’s death affect Katniss and the readers?
What is the origin and meaning of the song Katniss sings to Rue?
It's a lullaby Katniss' father used to sing to her and Prim. The song is connected to home, safety, and love.
What does this chapter show us about Katniss’s survival skills?
It shows that she is smart, quick, careful, a skilled hunter on top of that she know about nature. She can make good decisions under pressure.
She is badly burned and in pain. She feels vulnerable and angry at the Capitol.
How is Katniss physically and emotionally affected after the fire?
They agree to work together, share information, and make signals to stay safe.
How does the trust between Rue and Katniss grow in this chapter?
What does Katniss do for Rue after she dies, and why is this important?
She decorates Rue’s body with flowers to show respect and to protest the cruelty of the Games.
It's about going to sleep and finding peace even though the world is full of trouble. It says that any person can rest and not be afraid which is a message of hope, comfort, and protection.
What is the meaning of the lyrics in the song Katniss sings to Rue?