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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 scores do Peeta and Katniss receive from the Gamemakers?

2. Who are the tributes from District 3?

3. Who does Finnick kill to save Katniss at the Cornucopia?

4. In the Training Center, who does Katniss discover has become an Avox?

5. How many land arms are spread out from the Cornucopia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has the arena been arranged similarly to a clock?

3. Why has Johanna saved Beetee and Wiress?

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

5. Why does Katniss keep the truth about her knowledge of the force field a secret?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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