Why is Katniss's name in the girls' reaping ball twenty times?

She took tesserae every year to feed her family

Her mother entered her extra times as a punishment

Gale traded some of his entries to her for game

Every child from the Seam is entered four times a year

How does the District 12 crowd respond when Effie asks them to applaud the new tribute?

They stay silent, then hold three fingers out to her

They cheer for the first volunteer in decades

They chant Prim's name until the mayor calls for quiet

They turn their backs on the stage and walk away

What did Peeta do for Katniss years before the reaping?

He threw her two burned loaves in the icy rain

He shared his school lunch with her each day

He hid her from the Peacekeepers at the fence

He bought her family's squirrels at a good price

Why does Katniss throw the baker's cookies out of the train window?

She wants nothing more to do with Peeta or his father

She suspects that the cookies have been poisoned

She is too sick from the rich supper to eat them

Effie tells her that tributes may not keep gifts

Effie is shocked that Katniss could know an Avox. What is an Avox?

A servant whose tongue was cut to punish a crime

A Capitol guard who watches the tributes in training

A former tribute who survived the arena but lost

A stylist's helper trained never to speak to tributes

What does Haymitch agree to after Peeta and Katniss stand up to him at breakfast on the train?

To stay sober enough to help them if they obey him

To quit drinking entirely until the Games are over

To coach Peeta in secret while Katniss trains alone

To find them sponsors before the opening ceremonies

Which of these events happen in District 12 or on the train?

Gale brings Katniss a bakery loaf with an arrow stuck in it.

Haymitch falls off the stage at the reaping.

Katniss throws a knife into the wall of the dining car.

Katniss cries at the train station in front of the cameras.

Peeta's mother comes to say good-bye to Katniss in the Justice Building.

Katniss refuses to wear Madge's pin on the train.

What idea does Cinna add at the last moment before the District 12 chariot rolls out?

That they hold hands as they ride into the city

That they wave to the crowd with both arms raised

That they throw red roses to the Capitol crowd

That they light the capes only at the City Circle

How does Peeta cover for Katniss when she recognizes the red-haired Avox girl at dinner?

He says the girl looks like Delly Cartwright from home

He knocks over a glass so that no one hears her

He tells Effie that Katniss has drunk too much wine

He claims the girl once sold bread at the Hob

According to Haymitch, why does Katniss score an eleven after shooting at the Gamemakers?

They liked her temper and need players with heat

They want the Careers to treat her as a target

They never saw the arrow and only scored her archery

They were asked by Cinna to raise her score

Haymitch says Peeta has a 'self-deprecating' humor. What does self-deprecating mean?

Playing yourself down in a modest, likable way

Mocking other people to win a laugh

Joking about serious things at exactly the wrong time

Telling long stories that never quite end

Which of these events happen in the Capitol?

Katniss tells Peeta about the hovercraft on the Training Center roof.

Rue scores a seven in training.

The Avox girl helps Katniss clean up after she smashes dishes.

Peeta scores a ten in training.

Katniss learns to act humble in her session with Haymitch.

Thresh joins the Career Tributes for training.

Which advice finally helps Katniss in her interview?

Cinna's: be yourself and answer him honestly

Haymitch's: gush about the city and the audience

Effie's: smile before, during and after each answer

Haymitch's: act humble and amazed by your luck

Katniss has taken 'tesserae' every year since she turned twelve. What are tesserae?

Grain and oil rations traded for extra reaping entries

Tokens from home that tributes may wear into the arena

Coins the Capitol pays to the families of dead miners

Permits that let hunters sell their game in the Hob

What does Peeta tell Caesar Flickerman at the end of his interview?

That the girl he loves came to the Capitol with him

That he plans to team up with the Careers

That he will win for his father and brothers

That he has never once been outside the fence

The Hunger Games, Part Two quiz

From The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Recap of Part One of The Hunger Games, 'The Tributes': the reaping, the girl on fire, the training scores and the interviews, all before the Games begin.

15 questions · about 16 minutes

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Questions and answers

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Question 1. Why is Katniss's name in the girls' reaping ball twenty times?
- Her mother entered her extra times as a punishment
- Correct answer: She took tesserae every year to feed her family
- Gale traded some of his entries to her for game
- Every child from the Seam is entered four times a year
Each tessera is a year's grain and oil for one person in exchange for an extra entry. Katniss has taken them every year since she was twelve for herself, Prim and her mother, and the entries add up.
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Question 2. How does the District 12 crowd respond when Effie asks them to applaud the new tribute?
- They cheer for the first volunteer in decades
- They chant Prim's name until the mayor calls for quiet
- They turn their backs on the stage and walk away
- Correct answer: They stay silent, then hold three fingers out to her
No one claps. Then almost everyone touches the three middle fingers of the left hand to the lips and holds them out to Katniss, an old gesture of thanks and good-bye.
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Question 3. What did Peeta do for Katniss years before the reaping?
- Correct answer: He threw her two burned loaves in the icy rain
- He shared his school lunch with her each day
- He hid her from the Peacekeepers at the fence
- He bought her family's squirrels at a good price
When her family was starving, Peeta was struck by his mother over two burned loaves and then threw them to Katniss behind the bakery. The bread, and the dandelion she saw the next day, gave her hope.
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Question 4. Why does Katniss throw the baker's cookies out of the train window?
- She suspects that the cookies have been poisoned
- She is too sick from the rich supper to eat them
- Correct answer: She wants nothing more to do with Peeta or his father
- Effie tells her that tributes may not keep gifts
Seeing Peeta's kindness to Haymitch, she decides a kind Peeta is more dangerous than an unkind one and resolves to have as little as possible to do with the baker's son.
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Question 5. Effie is shocked that Katniss could know an Avox. What is an Avox?
- A Capitol guard who watches the tributes in training
- A former tribute who survived the arena but lost
- Correct answer: A servant whose tongue was cut to punish a crime
- A stylist's helper trained never to speak to tributes
Haymitch explains that an Avox is someone who committed a crime and had the tongue cut. The red-haired girl serving the District 12 team is one.
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Question 6. What does Haymitch agree to after Peeta and Katniss stand up to him at breakfast on the train?
- To quit drinking entirely until the Games are over
- To coach Peeta in secret while Katniss trains alone
- Correct answer: To stay sober enough to help them if they obey him
- To find them sponsors before the opening ceremonies
After Peeta knocks the glass from his hand and Katniss drives a knife into the table, Haymitch offers a deal: they don't interfere with his drinking, he stays sober enough to help, and they do exactly what he says.
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Question 7. Which of these events happen in District 12 or on the train?
- Gale brings Katniss a bakery loaf with an arrow stuck in it.
  
  Happened
  
  He jokes that he shot it, though he really traded a squirrel to the baker for it on reaping morning.
- Katniss cries at the train station in front of the cameras.
  
  Didn't happen
  
  Katniss keeps her face blank and even looks almost bored on the screen. It is Peeta who has clearly been crying.
- Haymitch falls off the stage at the reaping.
  
  Happened
  
  He staggers over to congratulate Katniss, shouts into a camera, and plummets off the stage, knocking himself out.
- Peeta's mother comes to say good-bye to Katniss in the Justice Building.
  
  Didn't happen
  
  It is Peeta's father, the baker, who visits Katniss, brings her cookies and promises to make sure Prim is eating.
- Katniss throws a knife into the wall of the dining car.
  
  Happened
  
  When Haymitch asks if she can hit anything besides a table, she throws it and it lodges between two panels, which makes her look better than she is.
- Katniss refuses to wear Madge's pin on the train.
  
  Didn't happen
  
  She fastens the mockingjay pin onto her shirt, and it reminds her of her father, who loved to sing to the birds.
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Question 8. What idea does Cinna add at the last moment before the District 12 chariot rolls out?
- That they wave to the crowd with both arms raised
- That they throw red roses to the Capitol crowd
- That they light the capes only at the City Circle
- Correct answer: That they hold hands as they ride into the city
Cinna shouts and gestures, and Peeta works out that he wants them to hold hands. Haymitch later calls it the perfect touch of rebellion, because no other pair acts like friends.
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Question 9. How does Peeta cover for Katniss when she recognizes the red-haired Avox girl at dinner?
- Correct answer: He says the girl looks like Delly Cartwright from home
- He knocks over a glass so that no one hears her
- He tells Effie that Katniss has drunk too much wine
- He claims the girl once sold bread at the Hob
Peeta snaps his fingers and names Delly Cartwright, a girl from school who looks nothing like the Avox. Katniss gratefully agrees, and later tells him the truth on the roof.
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Question 10. According to Haymitch, why does Katniss score an eleven after shooting at the Gamemakers?
- They want the Careers to treat her as a target
- Correct answer: They liked her temper and need players with heat
- They never saw the arrow and only scored her archery
- They were asked by Cinna to raise her score
Haymitch's verdict is short: the Gamemakers have a show to put on and need some players with some heat. Her eleven is the top training score of the year.
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Question 11. Haymitch says Peeta has a 'self-deprecating' humor. What does self-deprecating mean?
- Mocking other people to win a laugh
- Joking about serious things at exactly the wrong time
- Telling long stories that never quite end
- Correct answer: Playing yourself down in a modest, likable way
Self-deprecating humor makes fun of oneself. It is why Haymitch's plan for Peeta is simply to be likable, and Peeta's interview shows it working.
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Question 12. Which of these events happen in the Capitol?
- Katniss tells Peeta about the hovercraft on the Training Center roof.
  
  Happened
  
  The wind chimes in the roof garden cover their voices while she describes the girl and boy captured in the woods.
- Peeta scores a ten in training.
  
  Didn't happen
  
  Peeta scores an eight. The ten belongs to Thresh, the boy from District 11.
- Rue scores a seven in training.
  
  Happened
  
  Katniss doesn't know what Rue showed the Gamemakers, but for someone so small a seven must have been impressive.
- Katniss learns to act humble in her session with Haymitch.
  
  Didn't happen
  
  Nothing works: she cannot gush, play cocky or be witty, and Haymitch gives up on her.
- The Avox girl helps Katniss clean up after she smashes dishes.
  
  Happened
  
  Instead of fleeing, the girl wipes Katniss's face and hands, cleans the room with her and tucks her into bed.
- Thresh joins the Career Tributes for training.
  
  Didn't happen
  
  Thresh rejects the Careers' invitations and stays alone, speaking to no one.
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13
Question 13. Which advice finally helps Katniss in her interview?
- Haymitch's: gush about the city and the audience
- Correct answer: Cinna's: be yourself and answer him honestly
- Effie's: smile before, during and after each answer
- Haymitch's: act humble and amazed by your luck
Cinna tells her to find him in the crowd and answer each question as honestly as possible. Her honest answers, from the lamb stew to her promise to Prim, win the audience.
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Question 14. Katniss has taken 'tesserae' every year since she turned twelve. What are tesserae?
- Correct answer: Grain and oil rations traded for extra reaping entries
- Tokens from home that tributes may wear into the arena
- Coins the Capitol pays to the families of dead miners
- Permits that let hunters sell their game in the Hob
A tessera is a year's supply of grain and oil for one person. The price is one more slip with your name in the reaping.
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Question 15. What does Peeta tell Caesar Flickerman at the end of his interview?
- That he plans to team up with the Careers
- Correct answer: That the girl he loves came to the Capitol with him
- That he will win for his father and brothers
- That he has never once been outside the fence
Peeta says he has had a crush on one girl for as long as he can remember, and that winning won't help, because she came here with him. Part One ends on that line.
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Questions and answers

Question 1. Why is Katniss's name in the girls' reaping ball twenty times?

Question 2. How does the District 12 crowd respond when Effie asks them to applaud the new tribute?

Question 3. What did Peeta do for Katniss years before the reaping?

Question 4. Why does Katniss throw the baker's cookies out of the train window?

Question 5. Effie is shocked that Katniss could know an Avox. What is an Avox?

Question 6. What does Haymitch agree to after Peeta and Katniss stand up to him at breakfast on the train?

Question 7. Which of these events happen in District 12 or on the train?

Question 8. What idea does Cinna add at the last moment before the District 12 chariot rolls out?

Question 9. How does Peeta cover for Katniss when she recognizes the red-haired Avox girl at dinner?

Question 10. According to Haymitch, why does Katniss score an eleven after shooting at the Gamemakers?

Question 11. Haymitch says Peeta has a 'self-deprecating' humor. What does self-deprecating mean?

Question 12. Which of these events happen in the Capitol?

Question 13. Which advice finally helps Katniss in her interview?

Question 14. Katniss has taken 'tesserae' every year since she turned twelve. What are tesserae?

Question 15. What does Peeta tell Caesar Flickerman at the end of his interview?