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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 learn about Mags from Johanna?

2. Who kills Wiress?

3. How does Finnick bring Peeta back to life?

4. Out of the 75 victors of the Hunger Games throughout the years, how many are still alive?

5. What shocking announcement does Peeta make during the interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Katniss and Peeta show the Gamemakers to receive their scores?

2. What does Katniss learn from Beetee and Wiress on the first training day?

3. After watching Haymitch's victory in the last Quarter Quell, what does Katniss realize?

4. The first day of training, why is Katniss distracted and upset?

5. How does Finnick attempt to prove himself to Katniss?

6. After she deal with the initial shock of the Quarter Quell, what does Katniss ask of Haymitch?

7. Why have Katniss and Peeta been instructed not to wave and smile at the crowd?

8. Why does Beetee compare Wiress to a canary in a coal mine?

9. What does Peeta insist the three of them do prior to the reaping?

10. Why do you think Mags sacrifices herself during the flight from the fog?

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

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

Discuss the country of Panem. How is its society structured? What are the functions of the districts? Why are those in the Capitol privileged when most others live in poverty? Can Panem be called an example of a dystopian society? Why or why not?

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