The Hunger Games, Chapter 27 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. During the reunion on stage, who finally breaks up Katniss and Peeta's embrace and nudges them toward the victor's seat?

   • Caesar Flickerman, the host
   • Correct answer: Haymitch, their mentor
   • Effie Trinket, their escort
   • Cinna, Katniss's stylist

   Caesar taps Peeta's shoulder first, but Peeta pushes him aside; it is Haymitch who interrupts and gives them a good-natured shove toward the victor's chair.

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   Question 2. How do the filmmakers choose to end the highlights film?

   • With the formal announcement of the two victors
   • With Katniss and Peeta raising the berries together
   • Correct answer: With Katniss pounding on the hovercraft's glass door
   • With Cato's last moments at the Cornucopia

   Instead of ending on the victory announcement, the film ends with Katniss pounding on the glass door of the hovercraft, screaming Peeta's name.

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   Question 3. When Katniss finds her bedroom door locked from the outside, whom does she suspect at first?

   • Effie Trinket
   • Peeta
   • Cinna
   • Correct answer: Haymitch

   She suspects Haymitch initially, since he has been keeping her apart from Peeta, before a deeper fear sets in that the Capitol is confining her.

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   Question 4. Who follows President Snow onto the stage for the crowning?

   • Correct answer: A little girl carrying the crown on a cushion
   • A Peacekeeper carrying the crown in a glass case
   • Effie Trinket holding the crown on a silver tray
   • Caesar Flickerman holding two matching crowns

   Snow is followed by a little girl carrying a cushion that holds a single crown, which he twists into two halves.

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   Question 5. In the interview, Peeta asks what Katniss is going to do with him now that she has him. What does she answer?

   • Never let you out of my sight again
   • Keep you safe from the Capitol
   • Take you home to District 12 with me
   • Correct answer: Put you somewhere you can't get hurt

   Katniss turns to him and says she will put him somewhere he can't get hurt, and when he kisses her, people in the room sigh.

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   Question 6. According to Katniss, what is the real purpose of the tour of the districts planned for a few months later?

   • Correct answer: To remind people the Hunger Games never really go away
   • To raise money from sponsors for future tributes
   • To let the victors thank the districts that helped them
   • To choose which districts host next year's training

   Katniss calls the round of victory ceremonies the Capitol's way of reminding people that the Hunger Games never really go away.

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   Question 7. Why is Katniss grateful that the highlights film ends where it does?

   • It cuts away before the crowd can see her fall apart
   • It leaves out the moment she raised the berries to her lips
   • Correct answer: It shows her frantic over Peeta, backing her love story
   • It hides how badly Peeta's leg was hurt in the arena

   Ending on her screaming Peeta's name makes her look desperate to save him, which supports the crazy-in-love defense; she calls it her best moment all night in terms of survival.

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   Question 8. Which of these events happen during the ceremony and the Victory Banquet?

   • Peeta pushes Caesar aside without even glancing at him.

     Happened

     When Caesar taps his shoulder to continue the show, Peeta pushes him aside without even glancing at him, and the audience goes berserk.

   • The highlights film shows Katniss covering Rue with flowers.

     Didn't happen

     The film plays Rue's death and the song in full but omits the part where Katniss covered her in flowers.

   • President Snow places one half of the crown on each victor.

     Happened

     President Snow twists the single crown into two halves, placing the first around Peeta's brow and the second on Katniss's head.

   • Katniss lets go of Peeta's hand to pose with sponsors.

     Didn't happen

     At the banquet Katniss smiles for picture after picture, but the one thing she never does is let go of Peeta's hand.

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   Question 9. Which of these events happen on the trip home to District 12?

   • Katniss washes off her makeup and braids her hair on the train.

     Happened

     After changing into a plain shirt and pants, Katniss slowly washes the makeup from her face and puts her hair in its braid.

   • Effie stays behind in the Capitol instead of riding the train.

     Didn't happen

     Effie rides the train back with them, and so does Haymitch.

   • Peeta gathers wildflowers for Katniss during a stop for fuel.

     Happened

     When the train stops for fuel, Peeta gathers a bunch of wildflowers for Katniss, the tops of wild onions that remind her of Gale.

   • Haymitch tells Peeta privately that the berries were Katniss's idea.

     Didn't happen

     Haymitch only praises them both and tells them to keep it up in the district; it is Katniss who then tells Peeta that Haymitch has been coaching her.

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    Question 10. What does 'disproportionate' mean as used in: 'a disproportionate amount of time is spent on us'?

    • Shown without any editing at all
    • Correct answer: Too large compared with what would be fair
    • Carefully measured and planned ahead
    • Wasted on unimportant matters

    Disproportionate means out of proportion; Katniss and Peeta get far more of the film than the other tributes.

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    Question 11. What does 'instigator' mean as used in: 'I'm the instigator.'?

    • Correct answer: A person who starts or provokes an action
    • A person who is wrongly accused
    • A person who reports others to the authorities
    • A person who follows orders

    An instigator starts something; reading Snow's unforgiving eyes, Katniss is sure she is the one to be blamed for having the idea of the berries.

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    Question 12. What does 'rapport' mean as used in: 'He and Peeta already have the rapport they established that night of the first interview'?

    • A rehearsed script prepared in advance
    • A tense rivalry between two competitors
    • A formal agreement about what to say on air
    • Correct answer: An easy, friendly understanding between people

    Rapport is a comfortable, friendly connection; Caesar and Peeta banter easily, so Katniss lets them do most of the talking.

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