This document contains study guide questions for Part 1 of the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It asks the reader to answer multiple choice and short answer questions about characters, events, and themes in the first few chapters. These include questions about District 12, the Hunger Games rules and history, Katniss' background, her interactions with Gale and Peeta, and her experiences leading up to being selected as tribute.
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1. Name:_____________________________________________________________<br />The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br />ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is my role in society?<br />What do you value above everything else? <br />What does it mean to survive? <br />What is the most you would do to survive? <br />What images does the title of the novel bring to mind?<br />Unit Study guide questions<br />Directions: Answer all questions in complete sentences in your novel section of your binder. There will be quizzes at the end of each chapter and a test at the end of each part.<br />Part 1 The Tributes<br />Chapter 1<br />1. Describe District 12. Including the people.<br />2. What illegal activity does Katniss participate in doing? Why does she need to do this?<br />3. Describe the relationship between Gale and Katniss. Do you have a relationship like this in your own life? Explain.<br />4. Who is Madge?<br />5. What is the reaping? Explain the process of the reaping. When is your name entered? How many times? Do you think this practice is fair? Explain.<br />6. What is a tessaerae?<br />7. Explain how Gale feels about the tesserae. <br />8. Explain in detail the history of Panem.<br />9. What are the Dark Days? <br />10. What is The Treaty of Treason?<br />11. The Hunger Games are punishment for the district uprising against the capital (the Dark Days). Explain the rules of the Hunger Game. <br />12. What happened to District 13?<br />13. Who is Haymitch Abernathy?<br />14. Who is selected at the reaping?<br />15. Describe Prim.<br />16. Describe Mother Everdeen.<br />17. Describe Katniss.<br />18. Describe Gale.<br />19. What is the Hob?<br />Chapter 2<br />How does Katniss save her sister from the reaping?<br />In District 12 the word tribute is a synonym for what word? Explain.<br />How do the people of District 12 react to Katniss becoming a tribute? What do they do?<br />Describe who is chosen as the male tribute.<br />Explain what happens to Katniss after her fathers death?<br />Use details to explain the 1st time Katniss encounters Peeta.<br />What kind of person do you think Peeta is? Use textual evidence to support you answer. <br />What did the bread, the dandelion, and Peeta give to Katniss?<br />Chapter 3<br />Make a prediction on what will happen in this chapter.<br />What does Katniss tell her mother and Prim to do while she is gone?<br />What does Katniss mean when she tells her mother that she cant leave again?<br />How does Katniss feel about the competition in this game?<br />What does Peetas father do when he visits Katniss? What does this reveal about his character.<br />What does Madge give Katniss?<br />What does Gale tell Katniss she is good at doing? What do you think Gales last words were to Katniss Katniss remember I _______?<br />Explain 2 previous Hunger Games.<br />Describe Katniss experience on the train.<br />What is the image on the pin that Madge gave to Katniss?<br />What would be your reaction if you had to hurt a friend or an acquaintance in order to survive? Make a connection to Katniss' flashback with Peeta and their future roles in the Hunger Games.Chapter 4<br />Do you think Haymitch will be helpful as a mentor? Why or why not? Use textual evidence to support your answer.<br />What does Katniss mean when she says A kind Peeta Mellark is far more dangerous to me than an unkind one?<br />Katniss has a flashback about finding the Katniss plant. What does the following quote mean to you - As long as you can find yourself, youll never starve.?<br />What happens to convince Haymitch that Peeta and Katniss might be fighters?<br />What does Katniss realize about Peeta at the end of the chapter? <br />Chapter 5 <br />Describe the prep team for Katniss.<br />Retell the opening ceremony. Be sure to use textual evidence in your retelling.<br />Cinna states to Katniss How despicable we must seem to you. Explain why he might make this statement. Include the response by Katniss.<br />The presentation of the tributes seems to be greatly focused on visual presentation and looks what does this reveal about the Capitol?<br />Make a prediction about what will happen to the give who was on fire.<br />Chapter 6<br />Describe the training center.<br />Describe the technology that is used in Fatnesss room.<br />What is an Avox?<br />Who is Delly Cartwright? How does Peeta help Katniss?<br />How does Haymitch feel about Katniss and Peeta holding handing during the opening ceremonies? In your opinion why are they doing this?<br />What prevents tributes from jumping off the rooftop? Apply why do you think this field is in place?<br />Retell the story Katniss tells Peeta on the rooftop. Draw a conclusion to whom the girl in the story is.<br />Chapter 7<br />Draw a conclusion to why Haymitch and Cinna want Katniss and Peeta to dress alike?<br />What are the pros and cons of Peeta and Katniss being coached together? (Give at least two reasons for each)<br />Apply how Katniss background in District 12 makes her difference from the other tributes (page 94).<br />What is a Career Tribute?<br />What advice does Haymitch give to Peeta and Katniss about showing their strengths?<br />Describe Rue with details.<br />How does Katniss dazzle the Gamemakers?<br />Chapter 8<br />How does Katniss feel about her performance with the Gamermakers? What does this demonstrate about her personality?<br />How does Rue score? What does this demonstrate about her chances in the arena?<br />What is Peetas score? <br />What is Katniss score? What does this reveal about her chances in the arena?<br />Evaluate and retell the importance of Katniss flashback with Gale.<br />Make a prediction as to why Peeta wants to be trained separately.<br />Chapter 9<br />Retell the training session with Katniss and Effie.<br />Retell the training session with Haymitch.<br />How does the Avox help?<br />What does Cinna do to help Katniss? Predict how this could help her in the future.<br />Character traits of Effie and Haymitch.<br />Compare and contrast District 12 and the Capital.<br />Retell Katniss interview with Caesar. <br />What does Peeta reveal in his interview. Apply how this could change the Games.<br />Name:_____________________________________________________________<br />The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br />ESSENCIAL QUESTION: Can my role in society help others? <br />Part II The Games<br />Chapter 10<br />1.<br />