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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katniss believe the Gamemakers will do now that there are only three tributes left?

2. Why does Katniss decide she must find Peeta at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 19?

3. What does Katniss believe has caused the natural disaster that settles in the arena in Part 2, Chapter 13?

4. Who is the first to retrieve a backpack at the feast in Part 3, Chapter 21?

5. Who does Katniss think of when she thinks of all the kisses she and Peeta have shared since arriving in the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katniss learn about Peeta on the first night of the games? What does she believe this means about his strategy?

2. Where does Katniss find Peeta? What condition is he in?

3. Who attacks Katniss in Part 3, Chapter 21 as she attempts to retrieve the backpack at the feast? What happens to Katniss' attacker?

4. What item is Katniss in search of during the second day in the games? Why has this become an urgent need for Katniss?

5. Who is the first to tell Katniss that Peeta has lost his leg? How does she react?

6. What does Katniss tell Peeta as they travel home to District Twelve at the end of the novel? How does he feel about this? How does she feel about this?

7. How does Katniss force the Gamemakers to honor their change in the rules of the Hunger Games?

8. What does Rue point out to Katniss at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 14? What does she do with this item?

9. What does Katniss do in the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 19 to try to keep the Careers from ambushing her during her search for Peeta?

10. Where is Katniss when she becomes aware that the Careers have approached her hiding place? Who else does Katniss become aware of in close proximity to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following settings in detail in an essay, discussing the importance of the setting to the plot and themes of the novel, using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) The Arena

2) District Twelve

3) The Capitol

4) The Training Center.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail in an essay using evidence from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Peeta and Katniss

2) Katniss and Gale

3) Katniss and Prim

4) Katniss and her mother.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of an alliance within the Hunger Games. How common are they? Why forms one in the 74th Hunger Games, and why? Are all alliances convincing, or do some seem staged? What are the benefits and draw backs from forming an alliance in the Hunger Games?

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