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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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Chapter 15

What is the main idea of this chapter?

How does Katniss benefit from teaming up with Rue?

Select all 6 that are correct.

How does Rue benefit from teaming up with Katniss?

Select all 4 that are correct.

What is Katniss surprised to learn from Rue?

What are the Gamemakers likely to do when Katniss and Rue are talking about life in their districts?

Look at the section of chapter fifteen where Katniss sees the obvious trail she left while she was hallucinating. Suzanne Collins writes, "It's easy to see the direction I came from by the path of destruction my crazed body made through the foliage."

In this context, what does "foliage" mean?

In chapter fifteen, Katniss and Rue become "allies."

In this context, what does "ally" mean?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?

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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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Chapter 20

What is the main idea of this chapter?

How does teaming up with Peeta affect Katniss's chances in the games?

What three other tributes are likely to be struggling, now that the food source is destroyed?

When Katniss is desperate for medicine for Peeta, what does Haymitch send her?

Look at the section of chapter twenty where Katniss realizes what Peeta needs and she knows it is unlikely that the sponsors will be able to send it. Suzanne Collins writes, "I can't imagine the cost of such potent medicine."

In this context, what does "potent" mean?

Look at the section of chapter twenty where Katniss notes that the days have been getting hotter and the nights are getting colder. The author writes, "I swear the Gamemakers are progressively ratcheting up the temperatures in the daytime and sending it plummeting at night."

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

In the same quote as the last question (also copied below), what is the definition of "plummeting"? "I swear the Gamemakers are progressively ratcheting up the temperatures in the daytime and sending it plummeting at night."

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?