Hunger Games Chapter 6 Quiz

How has Katniss changed since the first chapter? (RL3)

• She is more full of herself and her fame.
• She is more open to new experiences.
• She is more dedicated to winning the games now.
• She is more understanding of some Capitol people.

Which 2 pieces of evidence prove that Panem has exceptional technology? (RL1)

• “Instead of struggling with the knots in my wet hair, I merely place my hand on a box that sends a current through my scalp, untangling, parting, and drying my hair almost instantly.”
• “Mushroom soup, bitter greens with tomatoes the size of peas…cheese that melts on your tongue served with sweet blue grapes.”
• “Electricity in District 12 comes and goes …The only time you can count on it is when they’re airing the Games or some important government message on television that it’s mandatory to watch.”
• “The walls of this elevator are made of crystal so that you can watch the people on the ground floor shrink to ants as you shoot up into the air.”
• “My quarters are larger than our entire house back home. They are plush, like the train car, but also have so many automatic gadgets that I’m sure I won’t have time to press all the buttons.”

What tone is being created in this excerpt: “I wonder if the people she’s been plugging us to all day either know or care”? (RL4)

• judgemental
• skeptical
• curious
• worried

What motivates Katniss to confide in Peeta about the avox girl she recognized? (RL3)

• She feels she owes Peeta something after he covered for her embarrassing outburst of “I know her!” at dinner.
• She concludes that sharing something personal with him could make him think they’re friends, which could benefit her in the games.
• She is desperate to talk about this event and Peeta is the safest choice of confidant because he doesn’t have any Capitol friends he could tell on her to.

Which excerpt from the text creates a calculating tone? (RL4)

• Besides, dinner isn’t really about food, it’s about planning out our strategies, and Cinna and Portia have already proven how valuable they are.
• Tomorrow morning is the first training session. Meet me for breakfast and I’ll tell you exactly how I want you to play it,” says Haymitch to Peeta and I.
• Peeta picks up on my hesitation...“Cinna showed me. You can practically see the whole city. The wind’s a bit loud, though.” I translate this into “No one will overhear us talking” in my head.

What is the following conversation between Katniss’s stylists and mentor meant to show? (RL3) “Whose idea was the hand holding?” asks Haymitch. “Cinna’s,” says Portia. “Just the perfect touch of rebellion,” says Haymitch. “Very nice.”

• It is meant to show that everyone in Panem appreciates rebellion because of the oppression common in all the social classes.
• It is meant to show that the general public loves a rebel and continuing with that strategy is beneficial to Katniss and Peeta.
• It is meant to show that Katniss’s team are experts in subtle propaganda.