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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Haymitch say about Peeta's announcement at the end of the interviews?
(a) He made Katniss seem weak.
(b) He made Katniss seem childish.
(c) He made Katniss seem desirable.
(d) He made Katniss seem honorable.

2. What is Panem?
(a) The hotel where Katniss lives.
(b) The country where Katniss lives.
(c) The ocean near where Katniss lives.
(d) The town where Katniss lives.

3. When Katniss and Peeta watch the recap of their own reaping, what causes them to laugh?
(a) Effie's crooked wig.
(b) The mayor's uncomfortable speech.
(c) Haymitch's fall from the stage.
(d) Their own appearances.

4. What business has Katniss' mother begun running from their home?
(a) A bakery.
(b) An apothecary business.
(c) A cleaning service.
(d) A butcher's business.

5. What is one of the distinct elements of fashion in the Capitol that Katniss notes among her design team?
(a) Wearing tight clothing.
(b) Coloring one's hair and skin bright colors.
(c) Coloring one's nails unfortunate colors.
(d) Wearing odd combinations of clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Hob?

2. Why does Katniss believe she can get a weapon and some supplies from the Cornucopia despite Haymitch's advice to ignore the Cornucopia?

3. What item did Peeta once take a beating from his mother to give to Katniss, leaving her indebted to him?

4. What catches Katniss' attention about the dessert served the first night in the training center?

5. Who are Career tributes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instruction does Cinna give to Katniss and Peeta as their chariot begins to take its place in the opening ceremony procession? How does the audience react to this act?

2. Katniss tells the reader in Part 1, Chapter 8 how she met Gale. How did they meet? What did Gale teach Katniss about hunting?

3. What does Katniss think of Cinna when she first meets him? What does Cinna tell her about himself at their initial meeting?

4. What surprise visitors does Katniss get in the hour before she is due to leave for the Hunger Games? What reason do these people give for visiting her?

5. What did a dandelion represent to Katniss when she was eleven and starving to death? How did Katniss feed her family until she was able to file for tesserae several months later?

6. Who is Katniss afraid will be called to go to the Hunger Games? Who actually is called? How does Katniss react?

7. Why does Katniss fear leaving her sister with her mother? What does Katniss say to her mother to keep her from letting Prim down?

8. Where do Peeta and Katniss meet the first night in the training center? What do they talk about?

9. What illness does Haymitch suffer? How does Effie Trinket feel about Haymitch? What warning does Effie issue to Peeta and Katniss regarding Haymitch at the end of part 1, Chapter 3?

10. What event is about to take place in District Twelve at the beginning of the book? Why does the entire town show up for this event?

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