View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Katniss tell Rue in Part 2, Chapter 16 that she plans to steal from the Careers' supplies?

2. How does Katniss treat her wounds after the natural disaster that strikes the arena?

3. Why does Katniss camouflage the opening of the cave she has been sharing with Peeta?

4. What does Rue tell Katniss the sunglasses in her backpack are used for?

5. Where does Katniss wake after her body heals from her own attack on the Careers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Katniss tells Peeta the story of how she bought Prim's goat for her, but lies about how she got the money. How did she really get the money? Why did she lie?

2. Where does Katniss find Peeta? What condition is he in?

3. How do the Careers react to the loss of their food? What does Katniss do in the aftermath of the explosion?

4. What does Katniss find when she goes searching for Rue? How does Katniss react in this situation in Part 2, Chapter 17?

5. Who dies in Part 3, Chapter 24? How?

6. What does Katniss tell Peeta as they travel home to District Twelve at the end of the novel? How does he feel about this? How does she feel about this?

7. Why does Katniss have an intimate conversation with Peeta and offer him kisses in Part 3, Chapter 22?

8. What does Katniss learn about Peeta on the first night of the games? What does she believe this means about his strategy?

9. Who does Katniss discover following her after she wakes from the tracker jacker venom? How does this person help Katniss heal her tracker jacker stings?

10. Why does Katniss return to the site of the Careers' camp after the tracker jacker attack? Who helps her escape from Cato?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different outfits Cinna puts Katniss in; why might he make the decisions he does? What does each outfit represent and/or accomplish? How does Cinna's fashion sense affect his relationship with Katniss?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following settings in detail in an essay, discussing the importance of the setting to the plot and themes of the novel, using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) The Arena

2) District Twelve

3) The Capitol

4) The Training Center.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following themes in detail in an essay using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Family

2) Friendship

3) Life and Death Struggle

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,097 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample