Chapter 1
Who are the members of the Everdeen family?
Katniss, Prim, and her mom
What connection does Katniss have to Peeta?
When she and her family was starving Peeta tossed her two loaves of bread he had burned and he gave her hope
Why does Katniss feel that she won't win the Hunger Games?
The Games are beyond her abilities and she knows there will be people who know far more than she does
Why else was the bread incident with Peeta significant for Katniss?
She set out and got more dandelions with Prim and they ate well
What is the purpose of the Capitol's Remake Center?
It is to make her presentable before the opening ceremonies
Where do Katniss and her family live?
Panem (District 12)
Who is chosen as the boy tribute for District 12?
Peeta Mellark
Where is Katniss taken after the reaping is over and why?
She is taken to a private room to say goodbye to her family
What does Haymitch realize about Katniss and Peeta as they have breakfast together?
He has a pair of fighters this year.
What does Katniss think of her prep team and why?
It's hard to hate them because they are so weird
Why does Katniss's family no longer include her father?
He died in a mining explosion when Katniss was 11
Why is this action unconventional in District 12?
No one from District 12 has come home after the Games in 74 years and no one wants to volunteer because they know they won't be coming home
How does Katniss spend her last time with her mother and sister?
She explains to them what has to be done and no matter what happens to her they have to push through
What are Katniss's thoughts as she drifts off to sleep on the tribute train?
She thinks about Prim and her mom at home and Gale and what it was like before she went for the Games
Who is Cinna, and how is he different from the other Capitol people?
He is Katniss's stylist
He is the only one who doesn't appear to have dyed skin or any self-alteration (just his gold eyeliner)
Describe what life is like in this district
Most people are poor and just trying to survive
What does Katniss do once she recovers from the shock of her sister being chosen and why?
She volunteers herself in place of Prim
She does this because she doesn't want the chances of her younger sister not coming home at the end of the Games
Who comes to visit Katniss after her family leaves and why?
Peeta's father
He wants to let her know he will be watching Prim
Why does Katniss feel that Haymitch keeps District 12 tributes from winning the Hunger Games?
Sponsors expect someone classier than him
Everything that goes to District 12 in the Games goes through him
What is the costume tradition for the Hunger Games opening ceremonies?
The tradition is to do something that suggests your District's principal industry
What role does Katniss play in her family, and what does she do to perform this role?
She is the family provider
She hunts and gathers berries in the woods and she trades at the Hob
Why does Katniss's connection to Peeta make it hard to accept him as her fellow tribute?
He gave her hope and she doesn't want him to be the one who doesn't return home
What are Effie Trinket's feelings about Katniss and Peeta, and what shows this?
She is annoyed by them
They laugh about Haymitch and she has to remind them that he is their lifeline to the world and he dictates when things come to them (he could factor their life or death)
What are Katniss's thoughts about Peeta at the end of this chapter?
She thinks that, while he is trying to stay alive, he is trying to slowly kill her
What kind of costume does Cinna give Katniss, and how is it different from the past District 12 costumes?
He gives her a costume that he plans to light on fire before she and Peeta go
The usual costumes focus on the mining, while this costume focuses on the coal and what they do with it