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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. When Katniss says she is full, what does the prep team suggest she do?

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

3. How long did it take for the Peacekeepers to subdue the uprising in District 8?

4. Who are the two people that Gale does not want to run away with them?

5. What does President Snow think Katniss feels for Peeta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in District 12 after the blizzard?

2. What is Peeta's talent?

3. Instead of planning escape into the woods, what does Katniss begin to plan as the blizzard keeps them all inside?

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

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

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

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

8. Why must Katniss and Peeta eventually marry?

9. What is Katniss's "talent"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Peeta and Gale. Which aspects of Katniss's life do they symbolize? Though they are each from District 12, how are they different? Which of them, if either, do you think Katniss truly loves? How does her relationship with both of them change throughout the events in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Haymitch communicate with his tributes while they are in the arena? What strategies does he use to help them survive? During the Quarter Quell Games, how did Haymitch communicate instructions using the bread? Why weren't Katniss and Peeta included in the plans for the rebellion? Do you think events would have turned out differently had they been included in the conversation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Cinna. Though he was apparently randomly assigned to be Katniss's stylist in the first Hunger Games book, do you think Cinna is Katniss's designer by accident? Why or why not? Where do you think Cinna's sympathies lie? Look back at each of the costumes he creates for Katniss. In a few paragraphs, explain the symbolism of the costumes and what you think Cinna had hoped to accomplish.

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