Chapter 2
She is Katniss's younger sister.
Who is Primrose Everdeen?
The Capitol calls the Hunger Games a celebration while forcing children to participate in a deadly competition. This creates this type of contrast.
What is irony?
This is the food Peeta gives Katniss when she is starving.
What is bread?
Instead of simply representing coal, Cinna uses this element to make Katniss and Peeta memorable.
What is fire?
This person is described as being able to help Katniss and Peeta by finding people willing to support them financially during the Games.
Who are sponsors?
He gives Katniss bread when she is starving.
Who is Peeta Mellark?
The contrast between the starving District 12 and the wealthy Capitol is an example of this technique.
What is juxtaposition?
This black-market location is where Katniss earns much of her money.
What is the Hob?
This stylist designs Katniss's memorable fire costume and gives her the image of “the girl on fire.”
Who is Cinna?
Each district is given this within the Training Center.
What is an entire floor?
He is Katniss's hunting partner and has a family of his own to support.
Who is Gale Hawthorne?
The mockingjay becomes a recurring object associated with Katniss's father, memory and eventually resistance.
What is symbolism?
Katniss discovers this plant after seeing Peeta at school following the bread incident.
What is a dandelion?
This is the Capitol facility where Katniss is prepared and transformed for the opening ceremonies.
What is the Remake Center?
Effie describes District 12 using this insulting term, revealing the Capitol's prejudice toward the coal district.
What is “barbaric”?
He is District 12's only surviving victor and becomes Katniss and Peeta's mentor.
Who is Haymitch Abernathy?
Katniss's name appears this many times in the reaping when she is sixteen.
What is twenty times?
Capitol citizens have abundant food while District 12 residents experience this.
What is food insecurity/starvation?
This Capitol event is the first major public appearance where all 24 tributes are presented to the citizens of the Capitol.
What are the opening ceremonies?
Katniss is confused when Effie asks how she could possibly know this person.
What is an Avox?
She gives Katniss the gold mockingjay pin before she leaves for the Capitol.
Who is Madge Undersee?
Katniss has almost no access to this at home but experiences it on the Capitol train.
What is hot running water?
Katniss and Gale trade these animals for food and other necessities.
What are fish and squirrels?
This stylist works with Peeta and collaborates with Cinna on their complementary costumes.
Who is Portia?
Katniss and Peeta use this person's name as an excuse to explain why Katniss thinks the Avox looks familiar.
Who is Delly Cartwright?