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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 is Katniss shocked to find in her home?

2. Where does Katniss meet Gale?

3. Why must Katniss wake Haymitch?

4. What does Katniss wishes she had done, thinking it would have prevented all the unrest?

5. With whom does Peeta want to discuss Katniss's plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have Katniss's final six wedding dresses been chosen?

2. Why did both Katniss and Peeta survive the 74th Hunger Games?

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

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

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

6. What is Katniss's "talent"?

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

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

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

10. What is Peeta's talent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Katniss must play games throughout the entire novel to survive---not only the physical Hunger Games, but strategic political and mental games as well. What games must she play with:

1) Peeta

2) President Snow

3) Haymitch

4) Gale

Be sure to explain each answer completely and in at least two paragraphs.

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

Describe Katniss's emotional journey throughout the novel. What are her most significant moments? Does she figure out her feelings for Peeta, or Gale, or both? How does Katniss's instinct for survival conflict with her capacity for love? Examine her emotional revelations:

1) While on the Victory Tour.

2) Upon return to District 12.

3) After learning she will return to the arena.

4) After the events of the Quarter Quell Games.

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