Vocabulary
What does the word embedded mead?
"I crouch before her, staring helplessly at the embedded weapon."
Buried or wedged deep within a surrounding mass.
Who is the President of Panem?
President Coriolanus Snow
What is Katniss known as in "The Hunger Games."
"The girl on fire."
What are career tributes in "The Hunger Games."
Career tributes are tributes that come from wealthy Districts where winning the Hunger Games brings honor to their district and they begin to train at a young age to learn how to kill viciously.
How did Katniss's father die?
Mine explosion
What does the word unprecedented mean in this sentence?
"Why else would the Game makers have made this unprecedented change in the rules?"
Has never happened before.
Who is the head gamemaker in the Hunger Games?
Seneca Crane
Who is the mentor of Peeta and Katniss?
Haymitch
Name 3 career tributes from the book.
Who is Katniss's hunting partner?
Gale
What does the word insurmountable mean in this sentence?
"Besides it isn't in my nature to go down without a fight, even when things seem insurmountable."
Insurmountable means impossible to overcome, surmount, or solve.
How do the Capitol's citizens dress?
Very colorful mix match outfits, excessive makeup, and crazy wigs.
How does Glimmer die?
She died to the tracker jackers venom.
From which Districts are the careers from?
District 1, District 2, and District 4.
Describe the living conditions in District 12.
The people in District 12 are suffering from poverty, starvation, diseases and living under a totalitarian government.
What does the word arbitrary mean in this sentence?
"Haymitch's directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary."
His order was not random or made without a specific reasoning.
Who are the stylists of Peeta and Katniss?
Cinna and Portia
Who is the legendary announcer of the Hunger Games?
Claudius Templesmith
What weapon does Clove use in "The Hunger Games.'
Knives
What is the Mayor's daughter name?
Madge
What does quiver mean in this sentence?
"I fling my bow to one side and my quiver to the other."
A sheath used for holding and carrying arrows.
What are sponsors?
Sponsors are prosperous people that can contribute money to send materials that a certain tribute desperately needs.
Why was the nightlock scene in the book seen as a rebellious act by Panem?
It was seen as a rebellious act because it was the first time tributes were able to manipulate the Hunger Games rules to defy the Capitol's control.
Why do the careers build a pyramid of supplies in the arena.
The careers collect all the supplies to have a long lasting supply source to outlast other tributes and let the rest of the tributes struggle to find food and supplies necessary to survive.
What is tesserae?
A yearly supply of grain and oil for one person in exchange for adding their name extra times to the Reaping.