Hunger Games Questions

The Hunger Games Study Questions:

Chapters 1-27

Chapter 1

1.  Describe District 12. It a very poor place that has lots of people who live in poverty and is very treated poorly

2.  What illegal activity does Katniss participate in doing? Why does she need to do this? The illegal activity Katniss participates in is going into the woods and hunts for food. She does this to earn money and get food for her family so they can survive.

3.  Describe the relationship between Gale and Katniss. Do you have a relationship like this in your own life? Explain. The relationship between Gale and Katniss is very strong because they depend greatly on one another for compassion and food. No I do not.

4.  What is the reaping? Do you think this practice is fair? Explain. The reaping is a gathering that is compulsory for everybody to attend. At the raping the two tributes are chosen. This is not fair because they are showing people that they are in control and they are not giving them any freedom.

5.  Who is selected at the reaping? The two tributes chosen are Prim and Peeta, however Katniss volunteers to save Prim’s life.

Chapter 2

1.  How does Katniss save her sister from the reaping? Katniss saves her sister by volunteering as tribute, which means that Katniss goes to the Hunger Games and not Prim.

2.  What kind of person do you think Peeta is? What evidence from the book led you to come to this conclusion? I think he seems like a very caring person because he has saved Katniss’ life before.

Chapter 3

1.  What instructions does Katniss leave for her mother? Take care of Prim.

2.  What act of kindness does Peeta’s dad show to Katniss? How do you think this man might of influenced his son? The act of kindess he shows is giving her and expensive cookies.

3.  What advice does Gale give Katniss about surviving the games?

Chapter 4

1.  Do you think Haymitch will be helpful as a mentor? Why or why not? No because he is an alcoholic and he does not care about them.

2.  What does Katniss mean when she says: “A Kind Peeta Mellark is far more dangerous to me than an unkind one” ? It means that he will be mor dangerous to her because it would be harder for her to kill him.

3.  What happens to convince Haymitch that Peeta and Katniss might be fighters? When they stand up for themselves and when Katniss throws and knife aimed very close to him.

Chapter 5

1.  The presentation of the tributes seems to be greatly focused on visual presentation and looks — what does this reveal about the belief systems of the Capitol? It shows that the beliefs are not about personality and morality.

2.  Compare and contrast life in the Capitol to life in District 12. The between the capitol and District 12 are very different. In the capitol there is no poverty and they live very happy and wealthy lives. In District 12 there are many people in poverty and

Chapter 6

1.  What is an Avox? An Avox is someone who has betrayed the capitol by speaking out against them and has had the tongue cut off.

2.  What prevents tributes from jumping off the roof? Why do you think this is in place? The electric force field stops them. I think this is here to stop them from committing suicide.

3.  What reasons would Peeta have for being curious about Gale? One reason is that he might think that Katniss and Gale are having a relationship.

Chapter 7

1.  What are the pros and cons of Peeta and Katniss being coached together? The pros are they will get to know each other better and learn how each other fights. The cons are the it will be harder for them to kill each other.

2.  What reasons does Peeta give for thinking Katniss will be better than him in the arena? The main reason is that Kayniss is very skilled with a bow and arrow.

3.  What does Katniss do before the judges? Why might this act be considered controversial? Katniss shots an arrow at them. This is considered controversial because she could have possibly killed them.

Chapter 8

1.  What does Katniss fear will happen as a result of her behavior before the judges? Her fear is that her mark will be very low so she will not get any sponsors.

2.  Why do you think Peeta asked to be coached separately? I believe they are coached separately because it will make it easier for them to kill each other.