Hunger Games Ch 1
What is the name of Prim's cat?
Buttercup
How many people have won The Hunger Games in District 12? (NOT how many of the victors are alive).
2
Who visits Katniss first?
Mom and Prim
Who eats crops and spreads disease?
Vermin
What is a symbol of hope for Katniss in Ch. 2?
Bread or Peeta or a Dandelion
How did Katniss' dad die?
He got blown up in the mind because of an explosion
What does Katniss do after her sister's name is called during the Reaping?
Volunteers to go in her sister's place
Who visits Katniss next? What does he give her?
Baker; cookies
What crime are Katniss and Gale committing in the woods?
Poaching
What is the mood in the first three chapters?
Any of the following: Depressing, tense, fearful, suspicious, dreadful
Where does Gale and Katniss trade their hunted items at?
The Hob (Black Market)
How many fingers do the people of District 12 hold up to Katniss?
3
What is the average speed that the train is going on their way to the capital?
250 miles per hour
What are the people of District 12 missing (think about their lack of certain resources, and the title of the book)
Sustenance
How does the setting of District 12 set the tone for the beginning chapters?
The way that Katniss describes District 12 as gloomy, wet, cold, depressing, full of starving people, and hopeless establishes Katniss's need to survive and sets the stage for a contrast between District 12 and the Capitol and its inhabitants later.
What is District 12's nickname?
The Seam
What is a common way that people die in District 12?
Starvation
What symbol is on the pin that Madge gave to Katniss?
Mockingjay
What did Katniss's mom work as before her husband died?
An apothecary
What themes rely on District 12's setting to convey their message?
Lack of resources creates dependency in order to survive.
The divide between the haves and have nots can only be so large before something has to give.
A society's health can be measured by how it treats its youth.
Inequity needs systems to support it.
What separates District 12 from the woods?
An electric fence that doesn't work at times.
What did Peeta throw to Katniss when she was starving?
A burned loaf of bread
What does Haymitch do after he walks into the room?
He vomits and falls in the vomit.
If your mom trips while telling you to be careful that could be considered....
ironic
What mechanisms SO FAR are built into the Reaping and The Hunger Games that make it unfair
12 year olds competing against 18 year olds
Cumulative tesserae entries creating unfair odds
Others?!