Category: To Kill a Mockingbird

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Question #7

Look at the section of chapter seventeen where Katniss walks back to her and Rue's meeting place. Suzanne Collins writes, "I hurry, loaded bow in one hand, a hunk of cold groosling in the other, because I'm famished now…"

In this context, what does "famished" mean?





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Question #6

Look at the section of chapter twenty–two where Katniss gets upset explaining why she does not want Cato to kill Thresh. Suzanne Collins writes, "'I want to go home, Peeta,' I say, plaintively, like a small child."

In this context, what does "plaintive" mean?





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Question #4

Look at the section near the beginning of chapter twelve where Katniss thinks about Peeta's motivation for joining in the fight for the supplies and joining up with the Career tributes. Suzanne Collins writes, "… I can stomach that. Seeing all those supplies was tempting."

In this context, what does "stomach" mean?





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Question #8

Look at the section of chapter seventeen where Katniss runs towards Rue's screams despite the dangers. The author writes, "… knowing this may be a trap, knowing the three Careers may be poised to attack me…"

In this context, what is the definition of "poised"?