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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. Who interviews Katniss and Peeta in the Training Center?

2. How does Katniss explain the President's visit to her mother?

3. After learning she and Peeta's show has not been enough for President Snow, what does Katniss decide to do?

4. What does the Peacekeeper at the lake show Katniss?

5. To keep up public appearances, what does the rest of Panem think the relationship is between Katniss and Gale?

Short Essay Questions

1. When they reach the Capitol, how does Peeta try to convince Panem that he and Katniss are in love?

2. What is the Victor's Village?

3. Why must Katniss get back inside the fence, though it has been electrified?

4. What is Katniss's "talent"?

5. What does Plutarch Heavensbee show Katniss while they are dancing together?

6. What does Katniss do when she finds Gale being whipped by the Head Peacekeeper?

7. Why does Gale decide he will not run away into the woods with Katniss?

8. How does Katniss's mother transform in a sickroom?

9. What is Peeta's talent?

10. Why must Katniss and Peeta eventually marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Katniss and Peeta's performances for the Gamemakers during their training. Why do they each decide to defy the Games? Why are the Gamemakers separated from the tributes by a force field? How does this come into play later in the novel? Why is Haymitch dismayed when they tell him what they have done? How does this incident unite Peeta and Katniss, though they are still wary of the approaching Games?

Essay Topic 2

What are Katniss's two greatest traits as a character? Choose the traits then look back at the text and find three examples to support each trait. Explain your selections in a few paragraphs. How does Katniss's character contribute to the overall plot of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in "Catching Fire." How does the author use this device in the plot? Choose three instances of foreshadowing and explain their significance. How do these moments come back into play later in the novel? Why is foreshadowing in this novel so important?

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