The Hunger Games

Vocabulary
utopia

dystopia

entrails

reap

apothecary

iridescent

paraffin

tessera

meager

racketeer

sustenance

tribute

repentance

treason

synonymous

District Tracker
District What is each district known for?

Who are the Tributes?
District 1 Girl:
Boy:
District 2 Girl:
Boy:
District 3 Girl:
Boy:
District 4 Girl:
Boy:
District 5 Girl:
Boy:
District 6 Girl:
Boy:
District 7 Girl:
Boy:
District 8 Girl:
Boy:
District 9 Girl:
Boy:
District 10 Girl:
Boy:
District 11 Girl:
Boy:
District 12


Boy:
Girl:


The Hunger Games
Chapter 1
Questions:
1. What is the reason for the Hunger Games?

2. What does District 12 produce?

3. What is a tessera? Explain how this puts people in increased danger?


4. What does Katniss do to support her family since the death of her father?

5. Who is the first person chosen to go to the Hunger Games?

6. Describe Katniss. Explain her family situation.


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the events of Chapter 1.












Chapter 1 Character Tracker:
Character Description Relationship to Katniss Importance in
chapter

















The Hunger Games
Chapter 2
Questions:
1. What is Katniss' connection to Peeta?
2. What are the differences in volunteering between districts? Why?
3. Why does seeing the dandelion after her father's death give Katniss hope?
4. Explain the sacrifice that Katniss is making.


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 2.







Chapter 2 Character Tracker:
Character Description Relationship to Katniss Importance in
chapter
















The Hunger Games
Chapter 3

Questions:

1. Who visits Katniss in the Justice building? What are two items given to her?

2. What are Mocking Jays?

3. What is the significance of Haymitch to Peeta and Katniss?


4. Describe what happens after the anthem is played.


5. How are District 12s actions at the reaping described by the TV commentators?



6. Where is the Capitol located? Where geographically (which state or states) in North America would it be
located?


7. Why is Katniss so focused on her appearance in front of the reporters?


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 3.










Chapter 3 Character Tracker:
Character Description Which district is the
character from?
Importance in
chapter











The Hunger Games
Chapter 4

Questions:

1. How does Katniss' attitude towards Peeta change?

2. How do the District 12 tributes get Haymitch to take them seriously?

3. What is the first honest advice that Haymitch gives them?

4. Why did Katniss put up a wall between her and her mother?

5. What deal does Haymitch make with the tributes?

6. How Haymitchs demeanor foreshadow what will happen during the Hunger Games?



In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 4.












Chapter 4 Character Tracker:
Character Description Which district is the
character from?
Importance in
chapter

















The Hunger Games
Chapter 5
Questions:
1. How does Katniss describe the Capitol accent? In the real world, what do we think of people
that talk like that?

2. Why do new comers like Cinna get assigned District 12?

3. Compare and contrast the Hunter/Gatherer lifestyle of Katniss in District 12 to Capitol life.

4. Describe tradition District 12 costumes and how this year is different?

5. Describe the interaction between Peeta and Katniss.

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 5.


Chapter 6
Questions:
1) How does Katniss feel about Effies description of the barbarism of your district?


2) What is an Avox? What penalty is levied on them?


3) What does Haymitch think of Peeta and Katniss hand holding?


4) How did Katniss know the avox?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 6

Chapter 7
Questions:
1) Why would meeting the other tributes make Katniss queasy?


2) What is Peetas assessment of Katniss skill with a bow? How does Katniss react?


3) What advice does Haymitch share with Katniss and Peeta?


4) What does Haymitch demand of the District 12 Tributes in public?


5) Who are the Gamemakers? How did Katniss private session go?


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 7.

Chapter 8
Questions:
1. What does Katniss believe will be the consequences of her actions at the private audition with
the Gamemakers?

2. What is the significance of the score given to each tribute? What is Peeta and Katniss score?

3. How did Katniss meet Gale? How did the become a team?

4. What role does Gale serve for Katniss? How does that compare/contrast with Peeta?

5. What change in plans does Haymitch announce to Katniss?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 8.

Chapter 9
Question:
1) Describe Katniss conflicted emotions about Peeta?


2) What is Effie working with Katniss on? Haymitch?


3) What is the point of the interview? Why is Katniss having so much trouble with it?


4) What is Katniss costume for the interview?

5) How does Katniss interview go?

6) What bombshell does Peeta drop in his interview?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 9.

The Hunger GamesPart II
Chapter 10
Questions:
1) What effect has Peetas comments had on the crowd?


2) What is the condition of Peetas hands?


3) Why do the games start at 10 am?

4) What is Haymitchs final arena advice?

5) Who is Titus? How did cannibalism play with the audience of the Capitol?

6) What happened to the arenas after the Games?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 10.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 11
1) What is the Cornucopia?

2) What does Katniss see in the Cornucopia that she feels was meant for her?

3) Describe the opening moments of the Games.




4) How many died the first day and how many are left?


5) What woke Katniss up the first night? What happened to the tribute responsible for waking up
Katniss?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 11.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 12
1) What is Peetas physical condition? Describe Katniss feelings about him at this moment?


2) Why has Peeta been kept alive by the Career Tributes?


3) Why/how is Katniss playing the cameras?


4) What thought angers Katniss?


5) Where does Katniss find water?


6) How does the chapter conclude?


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter

The Hunger Games
Chapter 13
1) Whom does Katniss believe to have started the fire?

2) What is the new twist of the game?


3) What is ironic about Katniss injury?


4) What does Katniss realize from the top of the tree? What surprising thing does she do?


5) Describe the nights encounter with the Career Tributes.

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 13.


The Hunger Games
Chapter 14
1) What is different about the wasps found at the Hunger Games?


2) What was the first gift from Katniss sponsors by way of Haymitch?


3) How does Katniss disperse the Career Tributes? What was the result? What item does she
acquire?


4) What is happening to Katniss? What does she realize before she blacks out?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 14.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 15
1) How do the weapons give Katniss an entirely new perspective on the Games?

2) What is the new alliance? Why does Katniss want to form this alliance?

3) Why are citizens not allowed to eat crops in District 11?

4) What has happened to Peeta?

5) What do you suppose Katniss plan is?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 15.

Chapter 16
1) What is the level of trust between Katniss and Rue?


2) Why is food such an important key? What advantage does Katniss and Rue have?


3) What has Foxface done? What did she avoid?


4) How does Katniss destroy the supplies?


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 16.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 17
1) What are the effects of the explosion?


2) What happened to the boy from District 3? How many Tributes are left?


3) Why doesnt Katniss want to make an ally of Foxface?


4) What has happened to Rue?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 17.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 18
1) What has happed to Rue?

2) Whom does Katniss place blame for Rues death? Dues it surprise you that it is not the boy from
District 1?


3) Why does Katniss decorate Rues body with wild flowers?

4) Where has the sponsors gift come from? Why?

5) What does Katniss realize about her first kill?




6) What new rule is announced to the Tributes?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 18

The Hunger Games Part III
Chapter 19
1) What does Katniss perceive as the consequences of not allying with Peeta?


2) What does Katniss realize about Peetas actions so far in the Games?


3) Who are the only others to benefit from the Games rule change?


4) What are Peetas injuries? How has he kept alive?


5) What first does Katniss have?


6) What message is Haymitch trying to send via the sponsors gift of broth?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 19.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 20
1) What is the status of Peetas leg wound?

2) Why does Katniss change the story of how she acquired Prims goat?

3) How can a goat change your life in District 12?

4) What was Claudius Templesmiths message? What is there in addition to the feast to facilitate
the Tributes attendance?



5) What is in the newest parachute? What is Peetas reaction when he realizes what it is?


In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 20.

Chapter 21
1) What is Katniss prediction as she readies herself?

2) How are the Gamemakers affecting the games?

3) What are Katniss thoughts on Gale?

4) What is on the table at the Cornucopia? Who is first to the table?

5) Who saves Katniss from Clove? Why?

6) What was in the District 12 backpack?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 21.

Chapter 22
1) What is the physical condition of Peeta and Katniss?


2) Why have the Gamemakers sent the thunderstorm?


3) What is Katniss opinion of Thresh?


4) Why does Katniss say in a moment of weakness?


5) What does Katniss realize about Peeta, both pragmatically and emotionally?


6) What are the origins of Peetas crush on Katniss?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 22.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 23
1) Initially, why do Katniss and Peeta ration the food from the sponsors?


2) What is Haymitch going through in the control room?


3) How do they suppose Haymitch won the Games?

4) What could be the roots of Haymitchs drinking? What does this mean for Katniss?

5) What unforeseen problems does the partnership of Katniss and Peeta present?



6) Who died at the conclusion of the chapter? Whom does Katniss think killed the Tribute?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 23.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 24
1) How did Foxface die?


2) What does Katniss think of Catos state of mind? How does she have a better understanding of
him than she thought?


3) How have the Gamemakers changed the game? Why?



4) What is Cato wearing? Why is he running?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 24.

The Hunger Games
Chapter 25
1) What is chasing after the final three tributes?


2) What about the dogs makes Katniss especially uneasy?


3) How is Cato knocked off the Cornucopia?


4) Why is Cato kept alive by the dogs? How does he die? How does Katniss feel about this?


5) Why do the games not end immediately after Catos death?



6) What is Katniss plan? What happens next? Why do you suppose the games end this way?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 25.


The Hunger Games
Chapter 26
1) What does Katniss realize as she watches the doctors operate on Peeta?


2) Why is everyone keeping their distance from Katniss?


3) Who is missing from the team reunion? Why?


4) How does Katniss react to the prep team?


5) What did the Gamemakers want to do to Katniss? What was the compromise?


6) What new dangers face Katniss in the Capitol?


7) What is the significance of the following statement: But the Hunger Games are their weapon
and you are not supposed to be able to defeat it.

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 26.


Chapter 27
1) What was the reason behind Cinnas choice of dress for Katniss?


2) Describe the reunion of Peeta and Katniss.


3) What was omitted from the highlights?


4) Who is the instigator to be punished? Why?


5) What is the significance of the berries moment?


6) On the train, what is the significance of Katniss washing off the makeup and changing her hair
and clothes?


7) What does Peeta realize about Katniss actions during the Hunger Games?

In a brief paragraph (6-7 sentences), summarize the significant events from Chapter 27.