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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the Peacekeeper Darius?

2. Who helps Peeta swim to shore?

3. Who does Finnick kill to save Katniss at the Cornucopia?

4. After the fog retreats, what animals do Peeta notice?

5. What is Finnick wearing other than his tribute jumpsuit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the arena been arranged similarly to a clock?

2. The first day of training, why is Katniss distracted and upset?

3. What does Katniss learn from Beetee and Wiress on the first training day?

4. What pattern does Katniss notice about everyone's treatment of Peeta?

5. After she deal with the initial shock of the Quarter Quell, what does Katniss ask of Haymitch?

6. How does Finnick attempt to prove himself to Katniss?

7. What do Katniss and Peeta show the Gamemakers to receive their scores?

8. Why does Beetee compare Wiress to a canary in a coal mine?

9. After watching Haymitch's victory in the last Quarter Quell, what does Katniss realize?

10. What shocking announcement does Peeta make during his interview?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Katniss's emotional journey throughout the novel. What are her most significant moments? Does she figure out her feelings for Peeta, or Gale, or both? How does Katniss's instinct for survival conflict with her capacity for love? Examine her emotional revelations:

1) While on the Victory Tour.

2) Upon return to District 12.

3) After learning she will return to the arena.

4) After the events of the Quarter Quell Games.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of setting and description in "Catching Fire." What role does the setting play in the plot of the novel? Why are time and place so important? How does the author make use of the science fiction/fantasy genre to tell her story? Do you think the same story could have been told using a different platform? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in "Catching Fire." How does the author use this device in the plot? Choose three instances of foreshadowing and explain their significance. How do these moments come back into play later in the novel? Why is foreshadowing in this novel so important?

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