The Hunger Games, Chapter 6 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Before dinner, what does Katniss eat while walking around her new room?

   • Mushroom soup and bitter greens
   • Correct answer: Goose liver and puffy bread
   • Rare roast beef and blue grapes
   • Lamb stew and fresh rolls

   She orders goose liver and puffy bread from the room's menu; the soup, greens, beef, and grapes come later at dinner.

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   Question 2. Why does Effie say she has been "very mysterious" with possible sponsors?

   • Correct answer: Haymitch has not bothered to tell her their strategies
   • She hopes the sponsors will bid against each other
   • Cinna asked her to keep the costume plans a secret
   • Capitol rules forbid her to discuss the tributes' training plans

   Effie complains that Haymitch hasn't told her the tributes' strategies, so she worked with what she had.

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   Question 3. What does Katniss secretly think would improve the taste of the wine?

   • A handful of fresh mint
   • A pinch of sugar and lemon
   • Correct answer: A few spoonfuls of honey
   • A splash of cold water

   She finds the wine tart and dry and thinks a few spoonfuls of honey would improve it.

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   Question 4. How does Cinna explain the flaming cake once the table relaxes?

   • It is a Capitol custom served to every new tribute
   • Effie requested it to celebrate the new sponsors
   • Portia chose it to match the flames on the costumes
   • Correct answer: He ordered it specially in honor of their fiery debut

   Cinna says the cake has spirits, the alcohol has burned off, and he ordered it in honor of their fiery debut.

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   Question 5. Which remark of Peeta's does Katniss take as a hint that they can talk privately on the roof?

   • "You can practically see the whole city."
   • Correct answer: "The wind's a bit loud, though."
   • "Come see the garden."
   • "It's getting chilly. We better go in."

   Katniss translates the comment about the loud wind into "No one will overhear us talking."

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   Question 6. In Katniss's memory of the woods, what was the first sign that something was wrong?

   • A hovercraft roared low over the trees
   • Gale heard footsteps crashing toward them
   • Correct answer: All the birds stopped singing except one
   • Smoke rose from the ruins beyond the fence

   Suddenly all the birds went silent except one, as if giving a warning call; the hovercraft itself made no sound.

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   Question 7. According to Katniss, why does Peeta quickly add that the food is "prime" after saying he'd leave the Capitol?

   • He wants Katniss to stop talking about the Avox girl
   • He is teasing Katniss for eating so much at dinner
   • He knows Cinna is waiting just inside the dome
   • Correct answer: So his words sound like a homesick tribute, not a rebel

   Katniss decides Peeta has covered again: his remark was loud enough to be heard, and the joke makes it sound like a scared tribute's wish to go home rather than criticism of the Capitol.

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   Question 8. How does Katniss speak to the Avox girl in her room without breaking the rule Effie gave?

   • Correct answer: She asks the girl to take the clothes back to Cinna
   • She whispers a thank-you while the girl's back is turned
   • She waits for the girl to speak first by gesturing
   • She writes a short apology on a card for her

   Katniss may speak to an Avox only to give an order, so she asks the girl to take the unitard and boots to Cinna.

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   Question 9. Which of these events happen at dinner and afterward in the sitting room?

   • Katniss switches from wine to water when her head feels foggy.

     Happened

     Katniss changes to water when her head starts feeling foggy about halfway through her glass of wine.

   • Haymitch turns down the wine he is offered.

     Didn't happen

     Haymitch does not refuse the wine, although Katniss sees him eat for the first time.

   • Peeta says the server is a dead ringer for Delly Cartwright.

     Happened

     Peeta snaps his fingers and says the server is a dead ringer for Delly Cartwright, a girl from school.

   • Cinna admits he recognizes the server from District 12.

     Didn't happen

     Cinna never says he knows the server; he only says the cake has spirits and was ordered for their fiery debut.

   • Haymitch asks whose idea the hand holding was.

     Happened

     While they watch the replay in the sitting room, Haymitch asks whose idea the hand holding was, and Portia says it was Cinna's.

   • Effie orders the red-haired girl to leave the dining room.

     Didn't happen

     No one orders the girl away; she shakes her head in denial and hurries away from the table on her own.

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    Question 10. Which of these events happen on the roof and on the way back to Katniss's room?

    • Peeta's hand is zapped by an electric field at the railing.

      Happened

      When Peeta holds his hand out past the railing, there is a sharp zap from an electric field.

    • A Peacekeeper finds the two tributes and sends them inside.

      Didn't happen

      No one finds them; Peeta says it is getting chilly and they go back in on their own.

    • Peeta wraps his jacket around Katniss's shoulders.

      Happened

      When Katniss shivers, Peeta takes off his jacket and wraps it around her shoulders.

    • Katniss says she and Gale shouted to warn the running pair.

      Didn't happen

      Katniss and Gale stayed hidden and only watched, and neither of them answered when the girl called for help.

    • Katniss tells Peeta that his father brought her cookies.

      Happened

      Katniss tells Peeta that his father came to say good-bye and brought her cookies.

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    Question 11. What does "deftly" mean in: "a girl sets a gorgeous-looking cake on the table and deftly lights it"?

    • Secretly and carefully
    • Slowly and nervously
    • Correct answer: Quickly and skillfully
    • Proudly and loudly

    Deftly means quickly and skillfully; the server lights the cake with practiced ease.

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    Question 12. What does "adversaries" mean in: "Presenting ourselves not as adversaries but as friends"?

    • Strangers who have never met
    • Correct answer: Opponents in a contest or conflict
    • Servants who follow orders
    • Partners who share a plan

    Adversaries are opponents; the other tributes acted as enemies, while Katniss and Peeta acted as friends.

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    Question 13. What does "immobilized" mean in: "fleeing through the woods immobilized us"?

    • Made eager to help
    • Made very angry
    • Made suddenly confused
    • Correct answer: Made unable to move

    Immobilized means made unable to move; the sight froze Katniss and Gale where they hid.

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