The Hunger Games, Chapter 25 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. How far behind Katniss is Peeta when her hands reach the Cornucopia?

   • About five yards
   • Correct answer: About fifteen yards
   • About fifty yards
   • About ninety yards

   Katniss says Peeta is about fifteen yards behind her, hobbling as fast as he can while the mutts close in.

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   Question 2. Why does Katniss hold her fire as the first mutts gather at the base of the horn?

   • She hopes the mutts will turn on Cato before they reach her
   • She cannot see the pack clearly in the glare off the gold
   • She fears an arrow will glance off the horn and hit Peeta
   • Correct answer: She is low on arrows and wants to see if they can climb

   Katniss is aware of her dwindling supply of arrows, so she waits to see whether the creatures can in fact climb the horn.

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   Question 3. What protects Cato's trunk and limbs from Katniss's arrows?

   • A metal breastplate hidden under his arena jacket
   • A padded camouflage suit sent to him by sponsors
   • Correct answer: Skintight, flesh-colored mesh armor from the Capitol
   • A thick leather vest taken from the Careers' supplies

   Katniss sees that Cato is clothed in a skintight, flesh-colored mesh, high-grade body armor she guesses came in his pack at the feast.

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   Question 4. What does Katniss fear Cato will do if Peeta suffocates in the headlock?

   • Correct answer: Use Peeta's body as a weapon against her on the horn
   • Drop Peeta's body and climb down toward the lake
   • Throw Peeta's body to the mutts and escape down the tail
   • Leave Peeta's body on the horn and climb down to rest

   Katniss fears Peeta will die of asphyxiation, and Cato's triumphant smile makes her sure his plan is to use Peeta's body as a weapon against her.

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   Question 5. What sound comes just before the hovercraft appears to take Cato's body?

   • Static crackling over the arena speakers
   • Trumpets blaring from every side of the arena
   • Correct answer: A mockingjay giving its long, low whistle
   • A second cannon fired in the distance

   A mockingjay gives its long, low whistle, and Katniss's eyes fill with tears of relief as the hovercraft takes Cato away.

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   Question 6. Why do Katniss and Peeta walk to the lake after Cato dies?

   • Correct answer: Peeta thinks they may need to move away from the body
   • Katniss wants to hunt for food before the hovercraft lands
   • The Gamemakers order them to wait beside the water
   • Katniss wants to collect the medicine left in their packs

   When nothing happens, Peeta suggests they may have to move away from the body, and Katniss is too muddled to be sure he is wrong.

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   Question 7. Why does Katniss believe the Gamemakers cannot let both tributes die?

   • The sponsors have already paid for a District 12 win
   • Correct answer: Without a victor, the Games would blow up in their faces
   • The rule book says a tie must be shared by both tributes
   • Haymitch has promised the audience a pair of lovers

   Katniss reasons that without a victor the Gamemakers would have failed the Capitol and might even be executed, so they need someone alive.

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   Question 8. What makes Katniss's final arrow at Cato an act of mercy?

   • She shoots so the cannon will let them leave the horn
   • She shoots to avenge the tributes the mutts were made from
   • She shoots to stop the mutts from reaching Peeta's leg
   • Correct answer: She shoots because his suffering has gone on all night

   After hours of hearing Cato moan and beg, Katniss only wants his suffering to end; pity, not vengeance, sends the arrow.

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   Question 9. Which of these events actually happen in Chapter 25?

   • Katniss kills the mutt she recognizes as Glimmer.

     Happened

     Katniss fires into the throat of the blond mutt with the jeweled number 1 collar, and its body twitches and flops onto the ground.

   • Cato knocks Katniss off the horn, and Peeta pulls her back up.

     Didn't happen

     Cato never knocks Katniss off the horn; he grabs Peeta in a headlock, and after her arrow pierces his hand, it is Cato who falls to the ground.

   • Katniss cuts up her jacket to bandage Peeta's leg.

     Didn't happen

     Katniss zips her jacket back on and uses her shirt instead, cutting a sleeve for a tourniquet and bandaging the wound with the rest.

   • Peeta throws his knife into the lake.

     Happened

     When Katniss aims at him, Peeta has already tossed his knife, and it splashes into the lake.

   • Haymitch sends a parachute of bandages during the night.

     Didn't happen

     No parachute arrives in this chapter; with no bandage and their packs left by the lake, Katniss makes a tourniquet and bandage from her own shirt.

   • Peeta kisses Katniss before they count to three.

     Happened

     Before the count begins, Peeta leans down and kisses Katniss once, very gently.

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    Question 10. What does 'callously' mean as used in: "because we have survived and they were so callously murdered"?

    • Secretly and away from the cameras
    • Fairly and according to the rules
    • Quickly and without any warning
    • Correct answer: Cruelly and without concern for others

    Callously means in a cruel, unfeeling way; Katniss imagines the dead tributes hating the survivors for how heartlessly they were killed.

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    Question 11. What does 'stalemate' mean as used in: "We've reached a stalemate."?

    • A truce agreed to by both sides out loud
    • A trap set to catch an enemy off guard
    • Correct answer: A situation where neither side can win by moving
    • A fight that ends when one side gives up

    A stalemate is a deadlock: Katniss cannot shoot without killing Peeta, and Cato cannot kill Peeta without taking an arrow.

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    Question 12. What does 'staunch' mean as used in: "I have no bandage, nothing to staunch the flow of blood from his calf."?

    • Correct answer: To stop the flow of blood from a wound
    • To measure how much blood has been lost
    • To clean a wound so it will not get infected
    • To numb the pain of an injury for a short time

    To staunch is to stop a flow, especially of blood, which is why Katniss tears up her shirt for a bandage and tourniquet.

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