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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Katniss have hidden in the woods which she uses to hunt with?
(a) Knife.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Bow and arrow.
(d) Pistol.

2. What is Panem?
(a) The country where Katniss lives.
(b) The hotel where Katniss lives.
(c) The town where Katniss lives.
(d) The ocean near where Katniss lives.

3. What does Haymitch complain about in Part 1, Chapter 9 as he attempts to prepare Katniss for the interview?
(a) She is too shy.
(b) She is hostile and will not reveal anything about herself.
(c) She is untruthful.
(d) She is hostile and overly talkative.

4. How does the Avox respond when Katniss tries to apologize in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) She leaves the room without responding.
(b) She cries.
(c) She gestures that Katniss did the right thing.
(d) She becomes angry and walks away.

5. Why does Katniss wake early the first morning in the training center?
(a) She has had nightmares.
(b) She is homesick.
(c) She is anxious to begin the games.
(d) She is excited to begin training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main component of the outfit Cinna dresses Katniss in for the opening ceremony of the Hunger Games?

2. What reaction does Katniss get when she shoots an arrow through the apple in the mouth of a roast pig?

3. What happens if a tribute steps off of their platform too early?

4. What does Katniss wonder if the Avox will enjoy?

5. Who is on board the train with the tributes from District Twelve whose job it is to care for them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbol does Cinna chose to use to reflect the main industry in District Twelve, coal? What does Cinna call Katniss as he describes the outfit he has chosen for her to wear during the opening ceremony?

2. What did a dandelion represent to Katniss when she was eleven and starving to death? How did Katniss feed her family until she was able to file for tesserae several months later?

3. What activity are Katniss and Gale participating in at the beginning of the novel? For what reason are they doing this? What dangers are posed by their actions?

4. What metaphor does Effie try to make to encourage Peeta and Katniss that they will do well in the Hunger Games? What is wrong with her metaphor?

5. Who is Katniss afraid will be called to go to the Hunger Games? Who actually is called? How does Katniss react?

6. Why does Katniss grow angry with the Gamemakers during the individual exhibition of skills? What does she do about it?

7. What happened to Katniss and Gale's fathers? Why are they now the providers in their separate families?

8. What surprise visitors does Katniss get in the hour before she is due to leave for the Hunger Games? What reason do these people give for visiting her?

9. What skill does Peeta talk up about Katniss to Haymitch? How does Katniss respond to this praise?

10. How has Haymitch dealt with Katniss and Peeta's training up until Part 1, Chapter 8? What suddenly changes at the end of Part 1, Chapter 8?

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