Hunger Games Ch. 1-5

What is the reason for the Hunger Games?

• The Hunger Games are the Capitol’s way of rewarding the districts for winning the great war
• The Hunger Games is a fictional tv show for entertainment. 
• The Hunger Games are the Capitol's way to recruit soldiers for their army.
• The Hunger Games are the Capitol’s way of punishing the districts for their rebellion during the great war.  

What does District 12 produce?

• Agriculture
• Coal
• Luxury Items
• Winners

What is a tessera?

• internal organs, especially intestines.
• wax-like substance used for making candles
• a "token" from the Capitol - a year's worth of grain and oil for one person.
• a person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.

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How does signing up for a tessera put people in increased danger?

• They have to win the Hunger Games to receive it.
• The tessera is bad for their cholesterol. 
• You must enter your name for each tessera increasing your odds of being chosen for the Hunger Games. 
• You must cross a desert to get the grain and oil. 

What does Katniss do to support her family since the death of her father?

• She hunts.
• She bakes.
• She runs the Hob. 
• She steals.

What is Katniss' connection to Peeta?

• They are best friends. 
• Peeta saved Katniss and her sister’s lives after their father by was killed by giving her burned bread. 
• She hunts with him in the woods.
• She is in the same class as his younger brother at school. 

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What is one difference in volunteering in other districts and volunteering in District 12?

• In District 12, winning the Hunger Games is seen as an honor and many people volunteer as tributes.  In other districts, the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with corpse and no one volunteers.
  
• Volunteering is mandatory in District 12 but not in other districts. 
• Volunteers are specially trained in District 12 to increase odds of winning.  This is not the case for other districts. 
• In other districts, winning the Hunger Games is seen as an honor and many people volunteer as tributes.  In District 12, the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with corpse and no one volunteers.
  

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Explain the sacrifice that Katniss is making.

• Katniss is sacrificing her chance at true love in exchange for the chance to win the Hunger Games.
• By volunteering as tribute, Katniss is exchanging her own life for her sister’s life.
• By volunteering as tribute, Katniss is giving up her chance to go to college.

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Why does seeing the dandelion after her father's death give Katniss hope?

• Dandelions make her happy because they are so pretty. 
• Dandelions mean winter is coming. 
• She was reminded of all the hours spent in the woods hunting with her father and she knew how they would survive.
• Dandelions mean that she can start hunting in the woods again because the Peacekeepers have left. 

What are Mockingjays? 

• Birds that are the result of Jabberjays mating with mockingbirds.
• Another name for Capitol police.
• The most popular musical group in the Capitol.
• A type of candy.