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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 reason does Katniss use for the Peacekeepers for being gone so long?

2. What is Katniss's family book?

3. Why is the mockingjay a symbol of the Capitol's failure?

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

5. What does Katniss accidentally see on the television?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the main reason Katniss does not want to have children?

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

7. What happens in District 12 after the blizzard?

8. What does Katniss accidentally learn while at the mayor's house in District 12?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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