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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. In Chapter 26, who does Katniss learn has been kept a prisoner throughout the rebellion and is still alive?

2. In Chapter 23, where do Katniss and her remaining squad members take refuge after leaving the tunnels?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Katniss tell Peeta about his past?

4. In Chapter 21, why does Katniss think she does not want to kill Peeta?

5. In Chapter 18, who is Katniss shocked to find has been assigned to her squad?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 19, why is Katniss' squad in the Capitol? What happens to Boggs?

2. In Chapter 22, Katniss smells something on the mutts that causes her to feel true fear. What does she smell?

3. Throughout the latter chapters of the book, what question does Peeta constantly ask and/or answer when he has memories that he is unsure of?

4. At the end of Chapter 22, why does Katniss kiss Peeta and beg him to stay with her?

5. In Chapter 17, Katniss is angered when she learns she will not be with one of the military teams going to the Capitol. Why is Katniss upset? What does she do about it?

6. In Chapter 27, Katniss is placed under arrest for what crime? What is her punishment?

7. In Chapter 15, Katniss argues with Gale over his plan to trap hundreds of people inside a mountain compound in District 2 known as the Nut. Why does Gale want to do this? Why does Katniss argue against it? What is the result?

8. In Chapter 20, why does Mitchell attack Peeta? What is the result of this attack?

9. In Chapter 25, where does Katniss wake after suffering from burns in the bombing in the City Circle?

10. In Chapter 14, what reasons does the author give for District 2 to remain on the side of the Capitol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Katniss Everdeen? Why has she come to see the destruction of District 12? How does the sight of her former home impact Katniss? For what reason? What object does she find in her home in District 12? What does this object symbolize? From whom has it come? What does Katniss think the meaning of this item is?

Essay Topic 2

What is District 13? Why have so many believed that the district was destroyed seventy-five years before? What really happened? Who is Coin? What does she want from Katniss? For what reason? How has the mockingjay become a symbol of the rebellion? How does Katniss feel about this? Why does Katniss resist the role Coin wants her to play in the rebellion? What has Katniss' resent experiences impacted her view of the future and her decisions regarding her own role in the rebellion?

Essay Topic 3

What is District 8? Why does Katniss go there? Why do the peacekeepers attack while Katniss is in District 8? How does Katniss respond to this attack? What do Katniss's actions say about her, about her possible future? Who films the attack? What is done with the footage? For what reason? How does Katniss feel about this development?

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