The Hunger Games, Chapter 9 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. What does Katniss suspect led Peeta to ask for separate coaching?

   • Haymitch told him privately that Katniss could not be trusted
   • Correct answer: She outperformed him and earned a higher training score
   • Effie advised him to build his own angle for sponsors
   • He was angry that she kept her hunting skills secret

   Katniss suspects the decision had to do with her outperforming him in training, and she tells herself she should be grateful for it.

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   Question 2. According to Haymitch, what will the impression Katniss makes at the interview decide?

   • Whether Cinna stays with District 12
   • Which part of the arena she will start the Games in
   • Whether the Gamemakers raise her training score
   • Correct answer: What he can get her in terms of sponsors

   Haymitch says people are intrigued but do not know who she is, and the impression she makes will decide exactly what he can get her in sponsors.

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   Question 3. Why will Katniss be one of the last tributes interviewed?

   • Correct answer: Girls go before boys, and District 12 comes last
   • The highest training scores are saved for the end of the night
   • Caesar chooses the order based on the audience's favorites
   • Haymitch asked that she follow the strongest tributes

   The districts go in order and the girl tribute precedes the boy, so Katniss is second to last, just before Peeta.

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   Question 4. Why does Caesar joke that Katniss should not follow in her mentor's footsteps when she gets dizzy?

   • Haymitch lost his Games after tripping in the arena
   • Haymitch fell off the chariot at an opening ceremony
   • Correct answer: Haymitch is famous for his head dive at the reaping
   • Haymitch once fainted on this stage during his own interview

   The cameras find Haymitch, who is by now famous for his head dive at the reaping, and he waves them away good-naturedly.

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   Question 5. Who shouts "She's not!" when Katniss asks whether she is allowed to discuss her private session?

   • Haymitch, from his seat among the mentors
   • Caesar Flickerman, pretending to be strict
   • Cinna, from the front row with the other stylists
   • Correct answer: The Gamemaker who fell in the punch bowl

   The Gamemaker who fell in the punch bowl during her private session shouts out the answer, and Katniss thanks him and says her lips are sealed.

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   Question 6. What does Cinna's praise of Katniss's "spirit" suggest to her?

   • That the audience mostly admires her costumes rather than her
   • Correct answer: That she is a fighter, in a brave sort of way
   • That she should talk about Gale to seem more friendly and open
   • That she should act cheerful and wave like she did on the chariot

   Katniss is not sure what it means exactly, but it suggests to her that she is a fighter in a brave way, a new way of seeing herself.

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   Question 7. When Katniss tells Caesar "I swore I would," what does her change in voice and body reveal?

   • Correct answer: Her promise to Prim makes her cold and focused, like a hunter
   • She is acting out a part that Haymitch wrote for her the day before
   • She is angry at Caesar for asking such a private question
   • She is close to tears and wants the interview to end

   An icy rigidity takes over and her muscles tense as they do before a kill, showing how seriously she means her promise to Prim.

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   Question 8. Which of these events happen during the coaching day and the next afternoon?

   • Effie teaches Katniss to walk in a full-length gown and high heels.

     Happened

     Effie dresses Katniss in a full-length gown and high-heeled shoes and teaches her to walk in them.

   • Katniss eats dinner with Peeta and Haymitch after her coaching session.

     Didn't happen

     Katniss has dinner alone in her room that night, eating herself sick and smashing dishes.

   • The redheaded Avox girl helps Katniss clean up the broken dishes.

     Happened

     The redheaded Avox girl wipes Katniss's face, cleans her hands, and spends an hour helping her clean the room.

   • Haymitch apologizes to Katniss for calling her a dead slug.

     Didn't happen

     Haymitch does not apologize; his voice only softens before he suggests that she try acting humble.

   • Cinna has Katniss close her eyes while the dress is put on her.

     Happened

     Cinna orders Katniss to close her eyes, and the dress is slipped over her before she may look.

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   Question 9. Which of these events happen during the televised interviews?

   • Rue tells Caesar that she is very hard to catch.

     Happened

     Rue tells Caesar she is very hard to catch, and that if they cannot catch her they cannot kill her.

   • Thresh jokes with Caesar about the Career Tributes.

     Didn't happen

     Thresh ignores Caesar's attempts at banter and answers only yes or no, or stays silent.

   • Katniss spins in her dress until she is dizzy.

     Happened

     Katniss spins again and again at Caesar's request until she is dizzy and clutches his arm.

   • Peeta says Katniss's name when he describes the girl he likes.

     Didn't happen

     Peeta never says her name; he says the girl he has a crush on came here with him.

   • Caesar asks Katniss about her sister and the reaping.

     Happened

     Caesar asks Katniss about the moment her sister's name was called at the reaping and what Prim said to her.

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    Question 10. What does 'aloof' mean as used when Haymitch wonders how to present Katniss at the interview: as charming, aloof, or fierce?

    • Proud and eager to show off one's skills
    • Playful and quick to tell jokes
    • Correct answer: Cool and distant, not friendly or involved
    • Shy and easily embarrassed by attention

    Aloof means cool and distant, one of the angles Haymitch considers for presenting Katniss.

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    Question 11. What does 'reproachful' mean in Katniss's description of the Avox girl "with her knowing reproachful eyes"?

    • Frightened and pleading for help
    • Tired and empty of any feeling
    • Curious and full of questions
    • Correct answer: Expressing blame or disappointment

    Katniss feels the girl's eyes blame her, calling her a coward for not helping when the girl was captured.

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    Question 12. What does 'elusive' mean in the line "The fox-faced girl from District 5 sly and elusive"?

    • Kind and easy to trust
    • Correct answer: Hard to catch or pin down
    • Loud and eager for attention
    • Strong and dangerous in a fight

    Elusive means hard to catch or pin down, which fits the sly angle the girl from District 5 plays up.

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