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The Hunger Games

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the girl that gave Katniss a pin?

a)

Madge

b)

Not told

c)

Greasy Sae

d)

Primrose

2.

How does Katniss get the game makers attention?

a)

Eats all their food

b)

Screams at them

c)

Shoots an arrow into the pig's mouth

d)

Kills one of them

3.
The country is called____. It is made up of 12 _____.
a)
Panem; districts
b)
Chicago; towns
c)
South America; districts
d)
Seam; districts
4.
Katniss lives in the ____mountains in District 12.
a)
Rocky
b)
Smoky
c)
Appalachian
d)
South America
5.
Katniss's neighborhood is called the____.
a)
Rivers
b)
Seam
c)
Hob
d)
Panem
6.
Katniss often sells or trades her game or food she has collected from the woods at the ____.
a)
Seam
b)
Hob
c)
Town
d)
River
7.

An 18 year old boy and Katniss's hunting partner. He teaches her how to set snares.

a)

Primrose Everdeen

b)

Gale Hawthorne

c)

Effie Trinkett

d)

Mr. Everdeen

8.
District 12's escort; has pink hair and lives in the Capitol
a)
Mr. Everdeen
b)
Katniss
c)
Effie Trinket
d)
Mr. Undersee
9.

Falls into a deep depression after her husband dies.

a)

Effie Trinket

b)

Haymitch Abernathy

c)

Gale Hawthorne

d)

Mrs. Everdeen

10.
District 12's only living victor; a middle aged man; a drunk
a)
Haymitch Abernathy
b)
Katniss Everdeen
c)
Gale Hawthorne
11.
a 12 year old girl and Katniss's younger sister
a)
Primrose Everdeen
b)
Effie Trinket
c)
Madge Undersee
12.
Two teens chosen in each district to participate in the Hunger Games
a)
tribute
b)
repentance
c)
tesserae
13.

The girl from District 11, an ally of Kaniss's

a)

Glimmer

b)

Thresh

c)

Prim

d)

Rue

14.

He is the District 11 tribute; feels like he owes Katniss

a)

Glimmer

b)

Thresh

c)

Prim

d)

Rue

15.

Katniss retrieved the bow and arrows from this career tribute

a)

Glimmer

b)

Prim

c)

Thresh

d)

Marrel

16.

This was Katniss's first gift from Haymitch (and the sponsors) What was it?

a)

A bow & arrow

b)

Sword

c)

Burn medicine

d)

Mockingjay Pin

17.

The district broke the rules and sent another tribute a gift of thanks. Who was the district and what was the gift?

a)

Bread from district 11

b)

Bread from district 1

c)

Bread from district 6

d)

Bread From district 10

18.

Why does the government host the Hunger Games every year?

a)

To teach capitol citizens survival skills

b)

To discourage another rebellion and to show repentance from the 1st rebellion.

c)

To help build the capitol army

d)

To encourage districts to show respect for each other and their skills

19.

Suzanne Collins expressed fear that out country was becoming this---which means to make someone less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty, violence, or suffering by overexposure to such images. What is it called?

a)

Ceremonies

b)

Panem

c)

Mockingjay

d)

Desensitization

20.

The yearly event decides who will participate in The Hunger Games. It is called

a)

Arox

b)

Reaping

c)

Ceremonies

d)

Desensitization

21.

If you are a traitor to the Capitol, you may end up as one of these. What is this called?

a)

Medicine

b)

Reaping

c)

Rebellion

d)

Avox

22.

Rue wants Katniss to_______to her while she's dying.

a)

Win The Hunger Games

b)

Kiss on the forehead

c)

Sing

d)

Give her flowers

23.

The tracker jacker venom makes Katniss _______.

a)

Suffer in pain

b)

Hallucinate

c)

Sick

d)

Dizzy

24.

What happen's after Prim's name is called?

a)

A Peacekeeper hits Prim

b)

Gale grabs Prim and runs away

c)

Katniss volunteers to take Prim's place

25.

How many slips of paper did Prim have in the reaping?

a)

1,000

b)

12

c)

1

26.

What boy is chosen for District 12 tribute?

a)

Peeta Mellark

b)

Madge Undersee

c)

Gale Hawthorne

27.

What does it mean when the crowd shows Katniss the hand signal?

a)

Thank you

b)

Hello

c)

respect

28.

What is Peeta's family business?

a)

Shoemaker

b)

Bakery

c)

Grocery store

29.

Following the death of Katniss' father, her mother was depressed?

a)

True

b)

False

30.

How does Katniss get the Capitol to announce a tie between herself and Peeta?

a)

She has both of them eat poisoned berries

b)

She convinces Haymitch to intervene

c)

She hijacks a hovercraft and takes it back to the Capitol

d)

She demands a tie or else she will kill all the Gamemakers

31.
What happens to Peeta after they are picked up by a hovercraft? 
a)
He is forced back into the Hunger Games 
b)
He is immediately operated upon
c)
He is given an option of battling Katniss or losing his family 
d)
He is forced to go back home without Katniss 
32.
When Katniss wakes up in a bed, why is she pleasantly surprised? 
a)
Peeta is by her side
b)
Prim is by her side
c)
She has been healed of any ailment that has ever bothered her 
d)
She can breathe without help of a respirator 
33.
Why is the Capitol mad at Katniss?
a)
They wanted Cato to win the Hunger Games
b)
They wanted Peeta to win the Hunger Games alone 
c)
They did not want Katniss to win the Hunger Games 
d)
Katniss forced them to declare two victors 
34.
Where are Katniss and Peeta final reunited?
a)
At the cornucopia for one final fight
b)
At the set of their interview
c)
At the ceremony back home 
d)
On the train that is taking them back home 
35.
When Caesar asks Katniss why she chose to eat the poisoned berries with Peeta, how does she respond? 
a)
She says that she followed her instincts
b)
She admits that she wanted to see her sister again 
c)
She says she couldn’t bear the idea of living without Peeta 
d)
She says that it was an accident 
36.
Why is Peeta left heartbroken at the very end? 
a)
Katniss breaks up with him
b)
 Katniss confesses her feelings for Gale 
c)
Katniss reveals that she is moving to the Capitol 
d)
Katniss confesses that her actions and words were for the most part just for show. 
37.
Why were the Hunger Games invented?
a)
So Capitol could keep districts in line and prevent them from working together
b)
To invent a fun TV reality game to watch
c)
To teach people of to survive on their own
d)
To test battle skills of each district
38.
What is an avox?
a)
A mutation created by the Capitol
b)
Person who commits treason and has their tongue cut out
c)
An animal hunted in Distrct 12
39.
What supplies does Katniss get in her backpack?
a)
plastic sheet, bread, and camouflage backpack
b)
bottle of iodine, sleeping bad, orange backpack
c)
beef jerky, crakers, and arrows
d)
bottle of water, knife, and a plastic sheet
40.
What causes Katniss to go looking for Peeta?
a)
She feels responsible for his injury
b)
Rue persuades her that Peeta is not bad.
c)
Gamemakers announce 2 people can win if they are from the same district
41.
What story does Katniss tell Peeta in the arena?
a)
How she fell in love with him
b)
How she learned to shoot a bow and arrow
c)
How she got a goat for Prim
d)
How she begged his mother for food.
42.
Why does Katniss say she will never marry?
a)
She does not believe in marriage
b)
She does not want to have children who have to go into the Hunger Games
c)
She does not want to have to feed another family
d)
Victors are not allowed to marry
43.
What is Gale's nickname for Katniss?
a)
Catnap
b)
Catnip
c)
Katsup
d)
Kitten
44.

Which of the answers is NOT a muttation created by the Gamemakers?

a)

dog like creatures with human eyes

b)

Tracker jackers

c)

Poisonous snakes

d)

Jabberjays

45.

Why do newcomers like Cinna get assigned to District 12?

a)

Newcomers always work with the ugliest contestants

b)

Newcomers always work for the district that has the best chance of winning

c)

Newcomers have to "prove" themselves in order to work for more desirable districts

d)

Newcomers have to dress District 12 every year or they will become an avox

46.

How did Katniss know the Avox that was serving her?

a)

She saw that Avox in the forest when she was hunting

b)

Katniss accused her of a crime when she was in District 12

c)

She stole the food that Katniss was eating

d)

She tried to kill Katniss and got captured by the Capital

47.

What is the significance of the score that is given to each tribute during training?

a)

It signifies the order they think the tributes will be killed in

b)

It signifies the promise of the tribute

c)

It signifies the amount of supplies they will be provided in the arena

d)

It signifies the type of weapon the tribute will receive in the arena

48.

Why do the Games start at 10am?

a)

The residents of the Capitol are late risers

b)

So that more people can place bets early in the morning

c)

So that the citizens of Panem can take a break from work to watch

d)

President Snow thought that it would be the best time

49.

How many tributes died on the first day of the Hunger Games?

a)

13 tributes

b)

7 tributes

c)

11 tributes

d)

6 tributes

50.

Why is Peeta kept alive by the Career tributes?

a)

They want to use Peeta as a decoy to catch Katniss

b)

They want to show Peeta where Katniss is so that they can make him kill her

c)

They want him to teach them how to camouflage themselves

d)

The believe he can help them find Katniss

51.

How does Katniss disperse the Careers?

a)

She cuts down a nest of tracker jackers

b)

She kills one of the Careers and the rest of them run off

c)

She screams really loud and they run away

d)

She cuts down a nest of bees

52.

Why are citizens not allowed to eat crops in District 11?

a)

President Snow told them not to

b)

They are in charge of sending a certain amount of crops to the Capitol and they don't want to be short

c)

All of the crops are covered in poison

d)

The crops are hybrids and will cause strange illnesses if eaten

53.

How does Rue know she can trust Katniss?

a)

Katniss helps Rue not to be sad

b)

Katniss is kind to Rue

c)

Katniss is motherly

d)

She sees Katniss' mockingjay pin

54.

Who does Katniss blame for Rue's death?

a)

The Capitol

b)

Plutarch Heavensbee

c)

Seneca Crane

d)

The Careers

55.

How can a goat change your life in District 12?

a)

It has good quality meat

b)

It makes you happy because it is so lovable

c)

The milk that the goat produces can be used to make many things or sold for money

d)

It gives your family a higher social status

56.

What was Claudius Templesmith’s message?

a)

Each district will have a backpack at the Cornucopia with what the tribute needs the most

b)

Each district will have a new weapon available at the Cornucopia

c)

Each tribute will have exactly one hour to kill the rest of the tributes

d)

That there would be huge feast with food and water available at the Cornucopia

57.

How does Effie describe the life that Katniss lived in District 12?

a)

Calm

b)

Happy

c)

Barbaric

d)

Gloomy

58.

How will Katniss and Rue use the mockingjays to their advantage?

a)

They will use them to spy on the Career Tributes

b)

They will use them to attack the Career Tributes

c)

They will have them spread a song signaling that Rue is okay

d)

They will have them send coded messages to Peeta

59.

What does Katniss do to destroy the Career Tributes' food supply?

a)

She uses matches to set the food on fire

b)

She coaxes the tributes who guards the food to smash it all

c)

She leads a pack of hungry wolves to the food

d)

She triggers the mines that surround the food & blows it all up

60.

How many times was Katniss stung by the tracker jackers?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

d)

none