The Hunger Games, Chapter 17 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. What does Katniss do right after the blast so the Careers cannot follow her?

   • She wades into the lake so the water will wash away her scent
   • She wraps her bleeding hand in a strip torn from her sleeping bag
   • Correct answer: She pulls up her hood and ties it under her chin to soak up the blood
   • She smothers the burning wreckage with dirt so the smoke will stop rising

   Thinking no blood trails, she ties her hood under her chin so it soaks up the blood from her ear.

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   Question 2. As Katniss works it out, why do the Careers at first believe the bomber is dead?

   • The boy from District 3 swears he saw the bomber fall onto the mines
   • A Gamemaker announcement claims that the explosion killed one tribute
   • They find a scorched scrap of jacket in the wreckage of the pyramid
   • Correct answer: They think the blast killed the thief and drowned out the cannon

   Katniss realizes they do not know about the arrows and apples, so they assume the booby trap killed whoever set it off and the cannon was lost in the later explosions.

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   Question 3. What tells the Careers that the bomber is still alive?

   • A sponsor's parachute drifts down toward the bushes by the lake
   • Correct answer: The night sky shows only the boys from Districts 3 and 10
   • Foxface is seen laughing beside the ruined supplies at sunset
   • Fresh footprints lead away from the plain and into the woods

   When the faces in the sky include no one who could have been the bomber, the Careers realize the bomber survived and go out to hunt.

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   Question 4. Why does Katniss eat greens, roots and berries instead of meat on the night after the blast?

   • Correct answer: She fears the smell of meat will draw unwanted predators
   • She is saving all of her groosling as a gift for Rue
   • Her injured ear makes it painful for her to chew meat
   • The meat has spoiled after a full day in the hot sun

   With fresh blood already on her, she worries the smell of meat will bring predators to her hiding place.

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   Question 5. During the cold night under the bushes, Katniss feels new sympathy for which tribute?

   • The boy from District 10, whose face appears in the sky that evening
   • Correct answer: The girl from District 8, who lit a fire on the first night
   • The boy from District 3, who was killed by Cato beside the ruins
   • The girl from District 2, who is hunting her through the dark woods

   Freezing without her sleeping bag, Katniss finally understands why the District 8 girl risked lighting a fire that first night.

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   Question 6. Why does Katniss scatter mint leaves around the old campfire before leaving?

   • Rue asked her to leave mint there for their next shared meal
   • The dry leaves will crackle and warn her if anyone comes near
   • Mint will hide the scent of her blood
   • Correct answer: Rue will read them as a sign, but the Careers will not

   They gathered the mint far away, so Rue will know Katniss has been there, while the leaves mean nothing to the Careers.

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   Question 7. Why does Katniss shout Rue's name as she runs toward the scream?

   • To frighten off whatever animal she thinks has caught Rue
   • To make the cameras turn so sponsors will send medicine
   • Correct answer: To tell Rue she is near and draw the Careers toward herself
   • To command the mockingjays to carry a warning to Rue

   She wants Rue to know help is coming and hopes the Careers will turn their attention to her instead.

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   Question 8. Which of these events actually happen in Chapter 17?

   • Cato kills the boy from District 3 with a headlock.

     Happened

     Cato catches the boy from District 3 in a headlock from behind and jerks his head to the side.

   • The girl from District 2 lights a branch to use as a torch.

     Didn't happen

     It is the boy from District 1 who lights a tree branch for a torch, while Cato and the girl from District 2 put on night-vision glasses.

   • Foxface finds a metal pot and a knife blade in the rubble.

     Happened

     The next morning Katniss sees Foxface laughing in the rubble of the pyramid, where she finds a metal pot and a knife blade.

   • Katniss shoots an arrow at Foxface but misses her.

     Didn't happen

     Katniss thinks it might be a good time to shoot Foxface, but Foxface hears something and sprints for the woods first.

   • Katniss eats one of the fish she catches raw.

     Happened

     Katniss shoots two fish in the stream and eats one raw, even though she has just had the groosling.

   • Katniss finds Rue's sleeping bag at the site of the third fire.

     Didn't happen

     At the site of the third fire Katniss finds the wood neatly laid but never lit, a sign that Rue never made it back there.

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   Question 9. What does 'acrid' mean as used in: 'An acrid smoke fills the air'?

   • Correct answer: Sharp and bitter to smell
   • Cool, damp and heavy
   • Sweet and pleasant to smell
   • Thin and quickly fading

   Acrid means sharp and bitter, like the choking smoke from the burning supplies.

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    Question 10. What does 'doggedly' mean as used in: 'keeps me doggedly inching my way toward the hideout'?

    • With great fear and panic
    • Correct answer: With stubborn determination
    • With quiet, cheerful ease
    • With careless, reckless speed

    Doggedly means with stubborn determination; thinking of Prim keeps Katniss crawling despite her injuries.

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    Question 11. What does 'amiss' mean as used in: 'I know something has gone amiss'?

    • Far away and hidden
    • Pleasant and unexpected
    • Correct answer: Wrong or out of order
    • Quiet and peaceful

    Amiss means wrong; the unlit fire tells Katniss that Rue's plan went wrong.

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