The Hunger Games, Chapter 8 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Once Katniss calms down in her room, what does she decide the Gamemakers will most likely do to her?

   • Correct answer: Give her a score so low that no sponsor will help
   • Send Peacekeepers to arrest her that same night
   • Ban her from appearing in the televised interviews
   • Take away her bow before she leaves the Training Center

   She reasons they still need a girl tribute, so they will punish her publicly, starting with a score so low that no one will sponsor her.

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   Question 2. According to Haymitch, why would punishing Katniss's family accomplish little?

   • The Capitol needs her mother's skills as a healer
   • Sponsors would pull their money from all of District 12
   • Her family already lives under steady Peacekeeper watch
   • Correct answer: The session was secret, so no one would learn why

   Haymitch says a punishment would only affect people if they knew what Katniss did, and what happened in the Training Center is secret.

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   Question 3. What is Katniss's reply when Effie gasps, "Without being dismissed?"

   • They told me to go.
   • Nobody was watching.
   • Correct answer: I dismissed myself.
   • I didn't need permission.

   Katniss replies, "I dismissed myself," then remembers her promise to Prim and feels crushed.

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   Question 4. Which score does Katniss find surprising before District 12 comes up?

   • A two earned by the oldest tribute
   • Correct answer: A seven earned by tiny Rue
   • A three earned by a Career tribute
   • A twelve earned by a Career tribute

   Katniss is surprised by Rue's seven and thinks that, since Rue is so tiny, whatever she showed the judges must have been impressive.

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   Question 5. Why does Katniss wish the stylists had not come to dinner?

   • She thinks they will scold her for missing a fitting
   • Correct answer: She does not want to disappoint them after all their work
   • She is embarrassed that they saw her crying earlier
   • She fears they will report her outburst

   She feels she has thrown away the good work Cinna and Portia did for the opening ceremonies.

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   Question 6. What did Katniss want from Gale in exchange for a bow?

   • A promise to watch over Prim while she hunted
   • A share of the rabbits caught in his snares
   • Correct answer: Knowledge of how to set snares that worked
   • Help selling her game to the traders at the Hob

   Katniss says she did not want food; she wanted knowledge, so she could set her own snares.

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   Question 7. Which joke does Katniss imagine Gale would make about her score of eleven?

   • Don't let it go to your head, Catnip.
   • Eleven? They must have been asleep.
   • Told you they'd notice a good shot.
   • Correct answer: Well, there's some room for improvement there.

   She knows he would joke that there is room for improvement and then smile, and she would smile back without hesitating.

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   Question 8. How does Haymitch explain Katniss's eleven?

   • Correct answer: They liked her temper and want players with heat
   • They want the Careers to treat her as a target
   • They admired that she never once missed a shot
   • They felt guilty about having ignored her session

   Haymitch says, "Guess they liked your temper," and adds that the Gamemakers have a show to put on and need players with some heat.

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   Question 9. Which of these events happen at dinner or during the score broadcast?

   • Haymitch picks up a pork chop with his fingers and dunks it in his wine.

     Happened

     At dinner, Haymitch picks up a pork chop with his fingers, which makes Effie frown, and dunks it in his wine.

   • Effie bursts into tears when Katniss confesses what she did.

     Didn't happen

     Effie does not cry; the horror in her voice shows her shock, and she gasps at the news that Katniss walked out without being dismissed.

   • Peeta guesses that he will probably get a four.

     Happened

     Peeta hopes people will take the four he will probably get as a low score on purpose.

   • Cinna shows Katniss a sketch of her interview dress.

     Didn't happen

     Cinna shows her no sketch; he only tells her to wait until she sees her interview dress.

   • Everyone slaps Katniss on the back when her score appears.

     Happened

     When the eleven flashes on the screen, everybody slaps Katniss on the back and congratulates her.

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    Question 10. Which of these details appear in Katniss's memory of meeting Gale or in the next morning's breakfast?

    • Gale already had three rabbits hanging from his belt.

      Happened

      Gale took the rabbit from the snare and had another three hanging from his belt.

    • Gale taught Katniss which wild plants were safe to eat.

      Didn't happen

      It was Katniss who showed Gale which plants to eat, while he taught her snares and fishing.

    • Katniss had shot a squirrel earlier that day.

      Happened

      The only meat Katniss had shot that day was a squirrel that practically ran over her toes.

    • Katniss smiled back at Gale on the day they met.

      Didn't happen

      Katniss did not smile back that day; it took several months before she returned Gale's smile.

    • Peeta, Effie, and Haymitch are talking in hushed voices at breakfast.

      Happened

      At breakfast Katniss finds Peeta, Effie, and Haymitch huddled around the table talking in hushed voices.

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    Question 11. What does 'leniency' mean as used in: 'Then maybe I would have found some leniency.'?

    • Strictness in enforcing rules
    • Correct answer: Mercy in judging or punishing
    • Attention from an audience
    • A clever way to escape

    Leniency is mercy or gentleness; Katniss thinks an apology might have made the Gamemakers go easier on her.

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    Question 12. What does 'grudgingly' mean as used in: 'we grudgingly began to share our knowledge'?

    • Eagerly and without hesitation
    • Secretly and in whispers
    • Carefully and in small steps
    • Correct answer: Reluctantly and unwillingly

    Grudgingly means unwillingly; at first Katniss and Gale did not fully trust each other.

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    Question 13. What does 'pungent' mean as used in: 'the air cool and pungent with dying things'?

    • Quiet and very still
    • Pale and slightly misty
    • Correct answer: Having a sharp, strong smell
    • Damp and heavy with fog

    Pungent describes a sharp, strong smell, here the smell of dying things in the October woods.

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