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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. In Chapter 15, what does the blocking of the entrances to the Nut remind Katniss of?

2. In Chapter 26, who does Katniss recall telling her that she is a liability to Coin?

3. In Chapter 19, how does Boggs deal with the danger Peeta presents for Katniss?

4. In Chapter 19, why is Katniss' squad laughing in the moments before Boggs sets off a bomb?

5. In Chapter 18, who is Katniss shocked to find has been assigned to her squad?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 24, how do Katniss and Gale become separated as they make their way to the Presidential mansion?

2. In Chapter 23, where does Cressida find refuge for Katniss' squad?

3. In Chapter 22, Katniss smells something on the mutts that causes her to feel true fear. What does she smell?

4. In Chapter 25, who does Katniss find tending to roses in the Presidential mansion? What does this person say to Katniss?

5. In Chapter 24, who does Katniss see in the City Circle just as bombs begin to descend on them?

6. In Chapter 21, Katniss and her squad begin to move deeper into the city. How do they travel? What trouble comes after them at the end of the chapter?

7. In Chapter 20, what lie does Katniss tell her squad? For what reason?

8. In Chapter 24, what does Gale say will be the deciding factor in Katniss choosing between Gale and Peeta as lovers?

9. In Chapter 18, who trains to go to the Capitol with Katniss? What is the result of this training?

10. In Chapter 19, who tells Katniss to be nice to Peeta? How does she fulfill this demand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, using examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Katniss and Gale

2) Katniss and Peeta

3) Katniss and Snow

4) Katniss and Coin.

Essay Topic 2

What happens to Boggs in chapter 20? Why does he give Katniss the Holo? What is Katniss to do with the Holo? How does Katniss react to this sudden change in circumstances? What lie does Katniss tell to force the others to follow her? Why does she do this? Is Katniss choosing a personal vendetta over the safety of those following her? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is District 13? Why have so many believed that the district was destroyed seventy-five years before? What really happened? Who is Coin? What does she want from Katniss? For what reason? How has the mockingjay become a symbol of the rebellion? How does Katniss feel about this? Why does Katniss resist the role Coin wants her to play in the rebellion? What has Katniss' resent experiences impacted her view of the future and her decisions regarding her own role in the rebellion?

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