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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 16, where does Plutarch say the name Panem came from?

2. In Chapter 26, who does Katniss accuse of creating the bombs that went off in the City Circle?

3. In Chapter 19, who becomes the expert in filling Peeta in on his two trips to the Hunger Games?

4. In Chapter 19, what reason does Boggs suggest for why Coin sent Peeta to join their squad?

5. In Chapter 27, who tells Katniss about her trial for murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, who trains to go to the Capitol with Katniss? What is the result of this training?

2. 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?

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

4. In Chapter 24, Katniss and her squad hear a report on television about new policies in the Capitol. What are these policies and how does Katniss hope to use them?

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

6. In Chapter 16, Katniss is back in the hospital in District 13. How was Katniss injured? Who does she find in her room as she recovers?

7. In Chapter 24, how do Katniss and Gale become separated as they make their way to the Presidential mansion?

8. In Chapter 25, who does Katniss find tending to roses in the Presidential mansion? What does this person say to Katniss?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Katniss, her mother, and Prim

2) Katniss and Gail

3) Katniss and Coin

4) Katniss and Haymitch.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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