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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 tell Haymitch she wants to do?

2. What does Katniss worry that President Snow has captured on camera?

3. What event does Katniss regret informing Gale about?

4. Who interviews Katniss and Peeta in the Training Center?

5. Who are the women in the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first normal activity Peeta and Katniss do together?

2. What happens after Katniss and Peeta speak in District 11?

3. What is the twist for the 75th Quarter Quell Hunger Games?

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

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

6. What is Katniss's "talent"?

7. What suspicions do Bonnie and Twill have about District 13?

8. What is Peeta's talent?

9. Why has the President come to Katniss's house?

10. What is the Victor's Village?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Peeta's journey throughout the novel. Does he grow or change as a character? How does his relationship with Katniss change? Discuss Peeta's state of mind in each of these settings:

1) On the train for the Victory Tour.

2) During the photo shoot.

3) During the interview with Caesar Flickerman.

4) While showing Katniss the photos in the locket.

How do each of these situations contribute to Peeta's journey?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the supposed myth of District 13. Initially, what does Katniss think about the district? Who does she encounter that hopes to find District 13? Why is District 13 supposed to stand as a warning for the rest of Panem? Why does Katniss become suspicious about the footage from 13? What does she learn at the end of "Catching Fire," and what predictions can you make about the third novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Peeta and Katniss's speeches in District 11. How do they deviate from what they had planned to say? Why do they impulsively change their speeches? What is the reaction to them from the crowd? Have the crowd's actions been previously planned? Why or why not? How is this incident representative of the state in Panem as a whole?

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