The Hunger Games, Chapter 23 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. How does Katniss believe Haymitch has been communicating with her during the Games?

   • Through notes tucked inside each parachute
   • Through hand signals Cinna taught her in training
   • Correct answer: Through the timing of the gifts he sends
   • Through coded words hidden in the anthem

   Katniss reads meaning into when Haymitch sends or withholds gifts, such as withholding water and sending sleep syrup.

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   Question 2. Why does Katniss expect Cato to be wounded after Thresh's death?

   • She saw Cato limping badly near the lake earlier that same day
   • Peeta noticed blood on the Cornucopia that evening
   • The cannon sounded twice, so both must be badly hurt
   • Correct answer: Thresh was strong and they fought in his own territory

   Katniss reasons that Thresh would never have gone down without a fight, especially in his own part of the arena.

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   Question 3. Why does Katniss speak peevishly about Foxface after Thresh's death?

   • Correct answer: Foxface thought of hiding in the Cornucopia and Katniss did not
   • Foxface had been seen following them toward the cave
   • Foxface stole arrows from Katniss's pack in the confusion at the feast
   • Foxface once laughed at Rue during the training days

   Katniss is still angry that Foxface came up with the clever idea of hiding inside the Cornucopia before the feast.

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   Question 4. How does Katniss decide they should eat on the morning they leave the cave?

   • Share one roll and keep the rest for the evening
   • Correct answer: Finish all the stew and rice to give them staying power
   • Skip breakfast so hunger keeps them sharp and alert
   • Save the stew and eat only the roots they can dig

   Peeta suggests hunting on empty stomachs, but Katniss divides the rest of the stew and rice so they will have strength for the day.

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   Question 5. Why doesn't Katniss walk in the stream to hide their tracks?

   • The water there has been poisoned again by the Gamemakers overnight
   • She is afraid of losing her last seven arrows in it
   • Cato is known to be camped downstream near the lake
   • Correct answer: She is not sure Peeta's weak leg could take the current

   The drugs cleared Peeta's infection, but he is still weak, and the flooded stream's current is strong.

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   Question 6. Why does Katniss hesitate to leave Peeta alone gathering roots while she hunts?

   • He does not know which roots are safe to eat
   • Correct answer: He would have only a knife against Cato's spears and strength
   • She thinks the sponsors will stop sending gifts to them
   • Haymitch warned her never to leave his side in the woods

   Katniss worries that Peeta, armed with just her knife, could not defend himself if Cato found him.

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   Question 7. What does Peeta do right after the cannon fires for Foxface?

   • He falls to the ground, sick from the berries he ate earlier
   • He runs toward the hovercraft to see which tribute has died
   • Correct answer: He pushes Katniss toward a tree, expecting Cato to arrive
   • He hides the berries in the pack so Katniss won't see

   Peeta assumes Cato has just made a kill nearby and wants to fight him from above, not knowing his own berries killed Foxface.

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   Question 8. Which of these events happen during the night and morning in the cave?

   • Peeta sees Thresh's picture through a crack in the rocks.

     Happened

     Watching the sky through a crack in the rocks, Peeta sees Thresh's picture and tells Katniss that Thresh is dead.

   • Katniss says the word murder aloud when talking to Peeta.

     Didn't happen

     Katniss only thinks the word murder and is thankful she didn't say it aloud; she tells Peeta she had wanted Thresh to win.

   • Peeta wakes Katniss with goat cheese and apple slices on a roll.

     Happened

     When Peeta wakes her later, he holds out half a roll spread with goat cheese and topped with apple slices.

   • Katniss decides the full moon must be a Gamemaker projection.

     Didn't happen

     Watching the moon during her shift, Katniss can't decide whether it is real or merely a projection of the Gamemakers.

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   Question 9. Which of these events happen once Katniss and Peeta are in the woods?

   • Katniss finds a rabbit caught in one of her old snares by the stream.

     Didn't happen

     She checks the snares she set days ago by the stream and comes up empty.

   • Katniss teaches Peeta a two-note bird whistle.

     Happened

     Before she goes off to hunt, she teaches Peeta a simple two-note whistle so they can signal that they're all right.

   • An arrow Katniss lets fly sticks in an oak trunk beside Peeta.

     Happened

     Startled by a rustle in the brush, she pulls her bow at the last second and the arrow sticks in an oak trunk to Peeta's left.

   • Peeta admits he ate part of the cheese while she was gone.

     Didn't happen

     Peeta denies eating the cheese and says he has been down by the stream collecting berries.

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    Question 10. What does 'surly' mean as used in: "he's so surly, it's hard to imagine anyone teaming up with him"?

    • Correct answer: Bad-tempered, rude, and unfriendly
    • Shy and nervous around new people
    • Calm, patient, and easy to talk to
    • Proud of his past and eager to boast

    Surly means bad-tempered and unfriendly, which is why Katniss cannot picture Haymitch having allies.

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    Question 11. What does 'repellent' mean as used in: "The idea is so repellent, I thrust it from my mind."?

    • Exciting and full of promise
    • Correct answer: Causing strong dislike or disgust
    • Confusing and hard to follow
    • Unlikely ever to come true in her life

    The idea of mentoring children who will die is so disgusting to Katniss that she pushes it away.

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    Question 12. What does 'authenticity' mean as used in: "the authenticity of everything is to be doubted"?

    • The danger or threat something poses
    • The beauty or brightness of a scene
    • The cost or value of an object
    • Correct answer: The quality of being real or genuine

    In the arena Katniss cannot trust that anything, even the moon, is real rather than made by the Gamemakers.

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