# THE HUNGER GAMES ###### tags: `Tutor` - **Chapter 1** - Describe District 12. - What illegal activity does Katniss participate in doing? Why does she need to do this? - Describe the relationship between Gale and Katniss. - Where did Katniss & Gale trade for bread,salt? - What is the reaping? Do you think this practice is fair? Explain. - How each district choose their "tributes"? (age, sex, number of tributes, rules) - Why the Hunger Games exists? - What is a tesserae? How to obtain it? - Who is selected at the reaping? - **Chapter 2** - How Katniss feel when her sister is chosen? What has she done to save her sister? - Describe the atmosphere at the square when Katniss took over her sister's place?' - What kind of person do you think Peeta is? Evidence from book. - **Chapter 3** - Where do Katniss and Peeta are taken into after the reaping? What is the purpose? - What instructions does Katniss leave for her mother? - What act of kindness does Peeta’s dad show to Katniss? How do you think this man might of influenced his son? - What does Madge give Katniss? The story behind it? - What advice does Gale give Katniss about surviving the games? - Why there are always woods for burning in the Hunger Games? - How does Katniss and Peeta move to Capitol? - What does the mentor need to do for tributes? - **Chapter 4** - What does Katniss mean when she says: “A Kind Peeta Mellark is far more dangerous to me than an unkind one” ? How does she overcome the guilt when thinking of killing him in the Hunger Games? - Why Katniss "taken a step back from her mother"? - What happens to convince Haymitch that Peeta and Katniss might be fighters? - What is the deal between Haymitch & Katniss/Peeta? - Describe Katniss's first impression of Capitol. - **Chapter 5** - Where Katniss stays before meeting her stylist? What did she do there? Who was there with her? - Compare and contrast life in the Capitol to life in District 12. (Hint: last question of chapter 4 + Katniss's thought when having meal with Cinna) - Why District 12 tributes' costumes must be related to coal? - What nickname does Cinna get for Katniss when she is in the costume? - **Chapter 6** - Where tributes stay before the Hunger Games begin? - Why tributes trying to prove themselves in the opening ceremony? - How different is Haymitch at the dinner than himself in preceding chapters? - What is an Avox? - What prevents tributes from jumping off the roof? Why do you think this is in place? - What reasons would Peeta have for being curious about Gale? - **Chapter 7** - What are the pros and cons of Peeta and Katniss being coached together? - What reasons does Peeta give for thinking Katniss will be better than him in the arena? - Describe the tone of Peeta when talking about his mom visit at the Justice Building. Why he used that tone? - What are Career Tributes? Where do they come from? - What does Katniss do before the judges? Why might this act be considered controversial? - **Chapter 8** - What does Katniss fear will happen as a result of her behavior before the judges? - Why Gamemakers announce score of each player? Range of the score? - Describe first meeting between Katniss and Gale. - Why Katniss can't trust Peeta as Gale. - Why do you think Peeta asked to be coached separately? - **Chapter 9** - (x) What Effie & Haymitch train Katniss? What Haymitch compare to Katniss when talking about her charm? - Describe Katniss and Peeta’s costumes. - What advice Cinna gives Katniss about the interview? - (x) How Katniss feel before the interview? - What shocking secret does Peeta reveal during his interview? - **Chapter 10** - How does Katniss react to Peeta’s declaration once they are alone? - (x) Final advice of Haymitch? - Where do Haymitch & Effie stay at the beginning day of the Hunger Games? What they do there? - Why Katniss prefers the battle to have many trees? - How Katniss feels the night before the Hunger Games? - What does Peeta mean when he says the following: “I want to die as myself.” - What is the name of the cannibalistic in past Hunger Games? What happened to him and his opponents? - (x) How the Gamemakers keep track of tributes in the arena? - What does Cinna make sure Katniss brings into the arena with her? How Cinna expres encouragement towards Katniss? - **Chapter 11** - (x) Describe the arena at the beginning of the Hunger Games. - (x) What is the plan of Katniss? Did she make it? - Who is the first person to die in the arena? How do they die? - How are the tributes notified that someone has died in the arena? - (x) What is in the backpack? - (x) Where Katniss thinks the Career Tributes might be? - (x) What happens when night comes? - (x) Why the tributes form group? - (x) What surprise Katniss about the pack she encountered? - **Chapter 12** - How do you think Katniss feels when she hears Peeta planning with the Careers? - What nickname the Carreer Tributes use to refer to Peeta? - What are some of the conflicts faced by Katniss in chapter 12? - How Katniss recognize the appearance of the hovercraft - (x) What Katniss had for her breakfast? - (x) What advice the Plant Instructor gave Katniss in the Training Center? - (x) Describe the emotions of Katniss when calling for help from Haymitch - (x) Why Katniss said "But if anyone is in my part of the woods, they ignore me"? - **Chapter 13** - (x) Describe the attack that occurs in this chapter (What kind of attack, who made it, purpose) - (x) Why Katniss decides to go back? - What kind of injury does Katniss receive and how did she get it? - (x) What is the reason Katniss claims why the attack is stopped? - (x) Describe the encounter between Katniss and the Career Tributes - **Chapter 14** - (x) What type of the wasp of the wasp nest might it be? - (x) What does Haymitch send to Katniss? - (x) What is Katniss plan to deal with the enemies? How does it go? - (x) What happens before Katniss becomes unconscious? - **Chapter 15** - Compare and contrast why Katniss and Rue think Peeta saved Katniss’ life. - What weapons Katniss has after the attack? How it helps her? - How Rue knows the treatment to tracker jacker's sting? - Is Peeta still with the Career Tributes? - Who does Katniss team up with? Why do you think she chose this person? - What might be Katniss plan - **Chapter 16-17** - Summarize the major events of chapters 16-17 - **Chapter 18** - How does Katniss mourn Rue? - Who make Katniss furious after Rue's death? - How Katniss changes after Rue's death? - How does Rue’s district show their gratitude for the way Katniss honored Rue? - Why Katniss bothers so much about the boy from District 1 that she killed? - What is the feast? - What major rule change occurs at the end of this chapter? - **Chapter 19** - What was Katniss plan after the rule change? - Where does Katniss find Peeta? What shape is he in? - Compare and contrast Katniss’ reaction to illness with how she describes how her mother and Prim react to illness back in the Seam. - Why would Prim be better in the arena than Katniss during this situation with Peeta? - What do Katniss & Peeta do after first aiding Peeta's wound? - What does Katniss do in order to receive a gift from Haymitch? How does she figure out that she needs to do this? <!-- - How do you think Haymitch feels about Katniss and Peeta? Who do you think he believes to be the stronger competitor and why? --> - **Chapter 20** - What happens to Peeta when the night falls? - What does Katniss feel wrong when preparing for the soup? - Who is Rooba? - What story does Katniss tell Peeta? What parts of the real story does she have to leave out because the Capitol is listening? - What is the purpose of the feast? Why does Katniss want to go? - How does Katniss trick Peeta so she can leave? - **Chapter 21** - What possible reason would Katniss have for worrying about Gale’s thoughts concerning Katniss and Peeta kissing? - Why does Katniss think of Gale on the way to the feast? - Describe the background when the feast begins. - How does Foxface outsmart the rest of the tributes at the feast? - Who attacks Katniss at the start of the feast? Describe briefly the attack - What leads to Clove's death? - Why does Thresh let Katniss go? - Who saves Katniss and why? Why might this action upset the Capitol? - **Chapter 22** - Why is there a storm? - Where did Thresh go at the beginning of the Games? Why did he choose that place? - What's the difference between the kiss and first kiss between Peeta & Katniss? - Describe the story Peeta tells Katniss. What does this reveal about both Peeta and his father? What do we learn about Katniss’ father? - What did Haymitch send to P & K? Why? - **Chapter 23** - Who do we find out Thresh is dead? Why does this upset Katniss and Peeta? - What are Katniss’ fears about surviving the games? What does she decide she will never do if she survives, and why does she decide this? - How does Peeta compare to Gale as a hunting partner? <!-- ## Chapter 1 - **New character**: - Katniss Everdeen: - Primrose Everdeen (Prim): - Katniss's Mom: - Buttercup: - Katniss's Father: - Gale: - Effie Trinket: - Madge: - Mayor Undersee: - Haymitch Abernathy: - **Places**: - District 12 - Seam: - Meadow: - The woods - Panem: - Capitol ## Chapter 2 - **New character**: - Peeta Mellark: - **Places**: ## Chapter 3 - **New character**: - Peeta's Dad: - **Places**: - Justice Building ## Chapter 5 - **New character**: - Venia: - Oscavia - Flavius: - Cinna - Portia: - President Snow - **Places**: - Remake Center - Training Center ## Chapter 6 - **New character**: - **Places**: - Remake Center - Training Center ## Chapter 7 - **New character**: - Atala - **Places**: - Remake Center - Training Center -->