Hunger Games Chapter 2 Quiz

What evidence supports the conclusion that Effie Trinket is oblivious to the real problems in Panem? (RL1)

• “Lovely!” says Effie Trinket. “But I believe there’s a small matter of introducing the reaping winner”
• “I bet my buttons that was your sister. Don’t want her to steal all the glory, do we? ...” trills Effie Trinket.”
• “Effie Trinket asks for volunteers, but no one steps forward.”
• "Haymitch is whisked away on a stretcher, and Effie Trinket is trying to get the ball rolling again. “What an exciting day!” she warbles

Which two pieces of evidence suggest that Katniss is a strategic thinker? (RL1)

• Prim, let go,” I say harshly, because this is upsetting me and I don’t want to cry. When they televise the replay of the reapings tonight, everyone will make note of my tears, and I’ll be marked as an easy target.
• I bought our food at the market and cooked it as best I could and tried to keep Prim and myself looking presentable.
• Suddenly a voice was screaming at me and I looked up to see the baker’s wife, telling me to move on … and how sick she was of having those brats from the Seam pawing through her trash.
• All forms of stealing are forbidden in District 12. Punishable by death. But it crossed my mind that there might be something in the trash bins, and those were fair game.
• You have to promise me you’ll fight through it!” My voice has risen to a shout.

What does Katniss’s mother’s reaction to her husband’s death reveal about her? (RL3)

• She didn’t care about her children.
• She loved Katniss’s father deeply.
• She was an ambitious woman.
• She didn’t take her recovery seriously.

“In some districts, in which winning the reaping is such a great honor, people are eager to risk their lives, the volunteering is complicated. But in District 12, where the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with the word corpse, volunteers are all but extinct.” What does this line show about the difference between the districts? (RL5)

• It shows that the districts with lower numbers aren’t afraid of death.
• It shows that life in each district varies by a lot.
• It shows that volunteers are more likely to be born outside of District 12.

What type of figurative language is being used by the author when they decided to name the Panem police “peacekeepers”? (RL4)

• hyperbole
• personification
• irony
• metaphor