Important Events
The event takes place in the beginning of Chapter 1 and it sets the tone for the story?
What is the reaping, where tributes are selected for the Hunger Games.
Who says, "May the odds be ever in your favor"?
Who is Effie Trinket?
What is the main industry in District 12?
What is coal mining?
What is the relationship between Katniss and Prim?
Who is Prim Everdeen, Katniss's younger sister, whom she cares for deeply?
What does the mockingjay symbolize in the story?
Who is chosen as a tribute from District 12
Who is Prim Everdeen---whom Katniss volunteers to take her place.
Who says, "They let you wear one thing from your District in the arena. One thing to remind you of home. Will you wear this?" and gives Katniss a Mockingjay pin?
Who is Madge, the mayor's daughter
How are the living conditions described in District 12?
What are poor conditions with many families struggling to get enough food?
Who is Katniss's best friend that she often hunts with?
Who is Gale Hawthorne?
What theme is highlighted by Katniss volunteering for Prim?
What is the theme of sacrifice and love for family?
What important decision does Katniss make in Chapter 2?
What is to volunteer for Prim and take her place in the Hunger Games?
Who says, "...you've got to get your hands on a bow. That's your best chance"
What is the significance of the Hob in District 12?
What is the black market where people trade goods and services?
What does Katniss think about when she remembers her father?
What are his singing and the lessons he taught her to hunt?
How does food represent survival in the early chapters?
What is food symbolizing the struggle for survival and the class divide?
What significant action does Katniss take for the first time in Chapter 3? while waiting to leave for the Capitol
What is saying goodbye to her family and friends?
Who says, "I was ill, I could have treated myself if I'd had the medicine I have now" to Katniss
Who is her mom/mother
What is the Mayor's usual transaction with Katniss at his backdoor for? (his food of passion)
What is strawberries
How would you describe Katniss's relationship with her mother?
What is a strained relationship due to her mother's emotional state after their father's death?
How does the concept of "the Hunger Games" reflect on society?
What does it reflect in terms of oppression and the fight for power?
What overarching event do Katniss's actions foreshadow in the story?
What is the rebellion against the Capitol and the fight for survival?
Who says, "Did I actually get a pair of fighters this year?"
Who is Haymitch
What does the coal symbolize in the context of District 12?
What does it symbolize in terms of hard labor and struggles of the people?
How does Katniss feel about Peeta at the beginning of the story?
What is uncertainty about her feelings, viewing him mainly as a competitor?
What does the reaping symbolize in the story?
What is symbolizing fate and the loss of innocence?