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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's interview dress turn into after she twirls?

2. What does Katniss use to stop the bleeding from Beetee's wound?

3. What does Katniss learn about Mags from Johanna?

4. How does Katniss finally interact with Darius?

5. Where does Katniss hide after the announcement of the Quarter Quell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Katniss so suspicious of Finnick's wish to form an alliance?

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

3. How does Katniss's opinion about Finnick change after the fog?

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

5. Why has Johanna saved Beetee and Wiress?

6. What gift has Haymitch so carefully chosen to send his tributes?

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

8. What pattern does Katniss notice about everyone's treatment of Peeta?

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

10. What shocking announcement does Peeta make during his interview?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of setting and description in "Catching Fire." What role does the setting play in the plot of the novel? Why are time and place so important? How does the author make use of the science fiction/fantasy genre to tell her story? Do you think the same story could have been told using a different platform? Why or why not?

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

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?

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