Characters
Which character feels responsible for keeping their family alive, and what action in Chapters 1–3 proves this?
Who is Katniss Everdeen?
Why do many families in District 12 take tesserae?
Families take tesserae because they are poor and need extra food to survive.
What event chooses the tributes for the Hunger Games?
The reaping
What word means extra food rations given in exchange for more reaping entries?
What is Tesserae
Describe Katniss’s relationship with Prim in one sentence.
Katniss is protective and caring toward Prim.
Which character represents hope and innocence, and how does this contrast with Katniss?
Prim
What district does Katniss come from?
What is District 12?
Why does the Capitol make children participate in the Games?
The Capitol forces children to participate to punish the districts and show its power.
What is a tribute?
Person selected to compete in the Hunger Games
How does Katniss feel about the Capitol?
Katniss feels fearful, angry, and resentful toward the Capitol.
Who risked getting in trouble to help Katniss out?
Who is Peeta Mellark?
Name one job or way people try to survive in District 12.
Examples include coal mining, hunting, trading in the Hob, or selling goods illegally.
How do tesserae increase the Capitol’s control over families?
Tesserae force families to risk their children’s lives for food, increasing fear and control.
The districts committed treason, and the Hunger Games is the Capitol's way of getting back at them for their rebellion. What does it mean to commit treason?
Acts of betraying one's country.
Give one reason The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel.
The novel is dystopian because the government controls people through fear and violence.
Which character uses excessive politeness and appearances to hide the cruelty of the Capitol?
Who is Effie Trinket?
Describe two details that shows District 12 is poor.
District 12 has broken fences, poor housing, hunger, and not enough food.
Why is the reaping meant to scare the districts?
The reaping is meant to scare people and remind them the Capitol is in charge.
Which word means food or nourishment needed to survive?
Sustenance
What does Katniss’s choice to volunteer reveal about her character?
Katniss’s volunteering shows she is brave, selfless, and protective of her family.
Who is District 12’s mentor and a former Hunger Games winner?
Haymitch Abernathy
Explain why hunting outside the fence is dangerous.
Hunting outside the fence is dangerous because it is illegal and punishable by death.
Explain how the Capitol uses fear to maintain power.
They use people from the districts as entertainment and kill them to show they do not have power.
A society that suffers and has many injustices.
- Dystopia
-Racketeers
-Treason
Dystopia
Describe how family relationships influence decisions made in Chapters 1–3.
Katniss volunteers to protect Prim, showing that family loyalty is stronger than fear of the Games.