Hunger Games 1-21

Why does Katniss go to the Mayor's house before getting ready to attend the reaping for the Hunger Games?

• She wanted to ask the Mayor if he could protect Prim from being chosen during the reaping.

• She took strawberries to the Mayor's house to sell because he liked them.

• She wanted to visit her friend Madge and see if she could sit with her in school on Monday.

How did Katniss feel when Haymitch fell off the stage after congratulating her for volunteering to take Prim's place in the Hunger Games?

• She felt sorry for him since he was drunk and smelled like he hadn't bathed in weeks.

• She laughed because she thought it was funny.

• She was grateful that it gave her a minute to get her emotions under control.

How does Katniss get the mockingjay pin?

• Greasy Sae trades game for it at the Hob.

• Her friend Madge gives it to her when she comes to see her off.

• The mayor gives it to her in trade for some strawberries and a squirrel.

Why was Cinna's design for the opening parade costume so important?

• If the costume made a good impression on the crowd, it would help in getting sponsors for the game.

• If the costume made Katniss look like a coal miner, the crowd would feel sorry for her for losing her father in a coal mine accident.

• If the costume was bright and colorful, the people in the Capitol would throw flowers at Katniss during the parade.

What did Katniss remember about the red-haired Avox that made her feel badly?

• She recognized the Avox as a runaway who was captured by a hovercraft when Katniss was hunting one day outside the fence of District 12.

• She remembered seeing the Avox in District 12 once, starving as she had once nearly starved before Peeta burned and gave her two loaves of bread.

• She saw the Avox trying to steal some food from the train when she and Peeta arrived at the Capitol.

Why did Haymitch tell Katniss and Peeta not to show their skills during training?

• Haymitch knew that the trainers would make more money betting on the tributes who had better skills for surviving, and he wanted to keep that information for himself.

• Haymitch knew that if the other tributes knew how well Katniss could use a bow and arrow and how strong Peeta was, that the Careers would try to kill them first.

• Haymitch knew that the skills Katniss and Peeta had would not be of much use in the games.

How did Katniss remember meeting Gale for the first time?

• She met Gale at the ceremony honoring their fathers after they died in a mining accident.

• She met Gale at a dance at school and he asked to dance with her, even though all the other girls were jealous of her.

• She met Gale when she saw some of his snares in the woods and he found her examining them to see how they worked.

What advice does Cinna give Katniss to help her during the interview with Caesar Flickerman?

• He tells her to think that she is talking to him as a friend.

• He tells her to think that she is talking to Gale back in District 12.

• He tells her to act vulnerable and funny and to try to humor the people of the Capitol.

What does Cinna give Katniss as a token from her district?

• Cinna gives Katniss a lump of coal to keep her warm in the games.

• Cinna gives Katniss a ring with a poisoned spike hidden in a gemstone that she could use as a weapon.

• Cinna gives Katniss the mockingjay pin that he'd taken off the dress she'd worn on the train.

What was in the pack that Katniss retrieved from near the Cornucopia before heading to the woods?

• A bow with a quiver of arrows, a bag of cookies, a can of soup, a box of band-aids, a blanket, and a pair of binoculars

• A knife, a piece of plastic, a filled water bottle, a bow with a quiver of arrows, a loaf of bread, and a pair of socks

• A thin sleeping bag, matches, crackers, beef strips, an empty half-gallon water jug and a bottle of iodine, and a pair of sunglasses