The Hunger Games Pre-Reading

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.

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. 

Explain the sacrifice that Katniss is making when she volunteers as tribute.

• 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.

How are tributes selected for the Hunger Games?
 

• Names are drawn
•  The mayor chooses them
• Convicted criminals are assigned as tributes
• Tributes are elected 

How many tributes in all compete in the Hunger Games? 

• 12
• 16
• 24
• 28

What are Peacekeepers? 
 

• People who mediate lawsuits filed on the Capitol 
• People who try to start rebellions
• People who enforce Capitol laws
• People who advise President Snow

What happens to victors of the Hunger Games? 

• They are sent "Elsewhere." 
• They become stylists and escorts for the Hunger Games. 
• They are allowed to live in the Capitol. 
• They are given a life of luxury back in their district.