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1. Why has Katniss come to District 12 at the beginning of Chapter 1? What does she see?

Katniss has returned to District 12 in Chapter 1 because she wants to see the destruction she has only heard about second hand. Katniss finds remnants of the town where she once lived and the small house where her family lived in happier times, before her father died, and in the darkness after her father's death. The only thing Katniss finds still standing in District 12 is the Victor's Village.

2. Who does Katniss find in the Victor's village house she once shared with her sister and mother? What is Katniss' relationship with this creature?

Katniss finds in her house at the Victor's Village her sister's cat, Buttercup. Buttercup has never really liked Katniss because she once threatened to kill him out of a fear of being unable to feed him adequately. However, Buttercup goes with Katniss when she mentions her sister's name, whom Buttercup loves deeply.

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