The Hunger Games Chapter 27 Comprehension Questions

1. What goes on during the final interview?

 

 During the final interview, Ceasar interviews both Peeta and Katniss. They show their affection.Peeta even kisses Katniss. Ceasar asked Katniss when was it that she knew he really liked him. Accoring to Haymitch, she answered it perfectly with the help of Ceasar. Katniss also barely found out that Peeta had a new leg.

 

2. What happened to Peeta's leg?

 
  Peeta got his old wounded leg replaced with another new leg. Katniss felt bad for what happened to Peeta's leg. 

 

3. Why does Katniss feel torn in the end?

 
  Katniss was torn at the end because she was really confused. She didn't know who she really was or had become during the games. She was confused with her feelings towards both Gale and Peeta.

4. What does Peeta realize?

 

 Peeta finally realizes that Katniss was faking being in love with him. He didn't know that she did all of that to survive the games. Peeta was hurt. Katniss didn't know what to tell Peeta about that. She was confused with her feelings towards him.

 

Quotes:

1."They play her death in full, the spearing, my failed rescue attempt, my arrow through the boy from District 1's throat, Rue drawing her last breath in my arms."  (pg.363)

 
2."We make it idle chitchat, but I'm afraid to ask him anything of real importance because after the incident with the door, I can't shake the feeling that I'm being watched constantly."  (pg. 366)

 
3."I know that I feel like I've been lying to someone who trusts me. Or more accurately, to two people. I've been getting away with it up to this point because of the Games. But there will be no Games to hide behind back home."  (pg. 371)

 
4."I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.." ( pg. 374)

The Hunger Games Chapter 26 Comprehension Questions

1. How does the Capitol heal Katniss?

 

   The Capitol healed Katniss with a liquid that went into her veins with the tubes she had on. She kept losing consciousness. Katniss got her hearing back. All her scars were gone.

 

2. What does Haymitch reveal to Katniss before she sees the crowd?

 

  Haymitch revealed to Katniss that the Capitol was furious with her. He said that they didn't like what she did with the berries. He said that the Capitol was the joke of Panem.  

 

 Quotes 

 

1 "Peeta's so pale and still on a silver table, tubes and wires springing out of him every which way, and for a moment I forget we're out of the Games and I see the doctors as just one more threat, one more pack of mutts designed to kill him."  pg. 347 

 

2"'Did Peeta make it?' She gives me a nod, and as she slips a spoon into my hand, I feel the pressure of friendship.'"  pg. 349 

 

3"There, I could only die. End of story. But out here Prim, my mother, Gale, the people of District 12, everyone I care about back home could be punished if I can't pull off the girl-driven-crazy-by-love scenario Hatmitch has suggested."  pg. 358 

 

4"I look, very simply, like a girl. A young one. Fourteen at the most. Innocent. Harmless."  pg. 355

The Hunger Games Chapter 25 Comprehension Questions

1. How do the Gamemakers try to drive the last tributes together?

 

The gamemakes drain the streams and the ponds.They drain every water source except the lake.

2. How does Katniss feel about Cato?

 

She feels bad for Cato, no matter what hes done. She want him to stop suffering from the mutts.He is just a bloody mess after the attack.

3. How do the final three meet up?

 

Cato is shot with an arrow on the fore head. After getting attacked by the muttts, he is bleeding and weak. Katniss finishes him off easily. They meet up by the cornucopia.The last two alive meet up by the lake.

 

 Quotes:

1."By the time we reach our destination, our feet are dragging and the sun sits low on the horizon. We fill up our water bottles and climb the little slope to our den. It's not much, but out here in the wilderness, it's the closest thing we have to a home."(Pg.323)

 

2." 'Not even a little damp. They must have drained it while we slept,' I say. A fear of the cracked tongue, aching body and fuzzy mind brought on by my previous dehydration creeps into my consciousness. Our bottles and skin are fairly full, but with two drinking and this hot sun it won't take long to deplete them. 'The lake,' says Peeta. ' that's where they want us to go.'   "(pg.326)

 

 3."I nod. It's funny. I feel almost as if it's the first day of the Games again. That I'm in the same position. Twenty-one tributes are dead, but I still have yet to kill Cato. And really, wasn't he always the one to kill? Now it seems the other tributes were just minor obstacles, distractions, keeping us from the real battle of the Games. Cato and me."(pg.327)

 

4."I can tell from his panting, the sweat pouring off his purplish face, that he's been running hard a long time. Not toward us. From something. By what?"(pg.330)

The Hunger Games Chapter 24 Comprehension Questions

1. How do the Gamemakers try to drive the last tributes together? 

 

The Gamemakers try to drive the last tributes together by drying out the river. The Gamemakers must know that the tributes are looking for water. They are driving them back to the lake. They want to see the tributes in action against each other.

 

2. How does Katniss feel about Cato? 

 
Katniss feels that Cato has a special hatred against her. She feel as if she doesn't have a chance against hi. He is well trained, unlike Katniss that hasn't been trained to kill her whole life. She also kinda feels as if she can realte to him when he loses his temper easily.

 

3. How do the final three meet up? 

 
The final 3 tributes meet up when they see Cato running towards them. He is wearing a handmade armor. They notice that he's been running for a while, and away from something. They finally see that a pack of mutant-like wolves/dogs have been chasing him. This is how they meet up.

 

Quotes 

 
1"He hasn't said it, but I don't think Peeta felt good about killing her, even if it was essential. I can't pretend I'll miss her, but I have to admire her."  pg. 324

 
2“It’s funny. I feel almost as if it’s the first day of the Games again. That I’m in the same position. Twenty-one tributes dead, but I still have yet to kill Cato. And really, wasn’t he always the one to kill?” pg.327

 
3"I can't help looking up in the tree where Rue secretely perched, waiting to save my life. Tracker jackers. Glimmer's bloated body. The terrifying hallucinations. . ."  pg. 328 

 

 4“I brace myself, but he rockets right between us with no attempt to check his speed. I can tell from his panting, the sweat pouring off his purplish face, that he’s been running hard a long time. Not toward us. From something. But what?” pg.330

The Hunger Games Chapter 23 Comprehension Questions

1. Why does Thresh's death affect Katniss? 

   Thresh's death affected Katniss because he let Katniss go. He let her go as a thank you for what she did for Rue. Thresh let her live. She was really sad because she didn't want him to die. She felt like she could really be friends with him.

 
2. Who is left in the arena? 

 

    Katniss, Peeta, Cato, and Foxface are left in the arena.

3. What Katniss' fears if she wins the Games? 

   Katniss fears that she might not know who she is when she doesn't hunt anymore. She is afraid of losing her identity. She has been hunting her whole life and to just stop andn ot worry about food scares her. She also doesn't want to end up like Haymitch, alone.

4. What happens to Foxface? 

    Foxface secretely took some berries that Peeta was gathering. Peeta nor Foxface knew that those berries were poisonous. As soon as Foxface ate a berry. . . she died.

Quotes 

"For some reason, I badly want it to be my moon, the same one I see from the woods around District 12. That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where the authenticity of everything is to be doubted."  pg. 310 

 "Because if there's one thing being a victor doesn't guarantee, it's your children's safety. My kids' names would go right into the reaping balls with everyone's else's. And I swear I'll never let that happen."  pg. 311 

"The hovercraft appears a hundred yards or so away. What's left of Foxface's emaciated body is lifted onto the air. I can see the red glint of her hair in the sunlight."  pg. 318 

"Thresh dead. I should be happy, right? One less tribute to face. And a powerful one, too. But I'm not happy. All I can think about is Thresh letting me go, letting me run because of Rue, who died with that spear in her stomach. . ."  pg. 307

The Hunger Games Chapter 22 Comprehension Questions

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The Hunger Games Chapter 21 Comprehension Questions

1. Who's the first to get their pack?

 

Foxface is the first tribute to go in her pack. She just went in to get it and nobody did anything to her. Katniss got mad and jealou because she wanted to do that.

 

2. Who catches Katniss?

Clove is the one who catches Katniss. She attacks her to the ground. Katniss is pinned down and can't get up. Clove gets her knife and starts to cut her lip. Then, someone comes and pushes her off of Katniss. it was Thresh!

 

3. Why does Thresh let Katniss go?

Thresh lets Katniss go because Katniss told him that she didn't kill Rue. He knows that they were allies and that Katniss did something nice to her when she died. 

 

4. Why does Katniss think Cato will go after Thresh and not her?

Katniss thinks Cato will go after Thresh beacuse he took his districts pack. Katniss knows that Cato really needs tho supply that's in the pack. He'll do anything for it.

 

The Hunger Games Chapter 20 Comprehension Questions

1. What is Peeta's condition? 

 

    Peeta is in  bad condition. He can't really move because of  his wounded leg. His leg hasn't improved. The swelling got worse. He has Blood poisoning. If he isn't treated, he will die. He also still has a very high fever.

 

2. How do the Gamemakers try to entice the tributes? What does Katniss think they have for her? 

 

  The Gamemakers announced that there was going to be feast. They also say that at the feast, there was going to be backpacks for each district with something they really need. Katniss thinks they have something to heal Peeta's leg.She wants to go, but Peeta doesn't let her. He doesn't want her risking her life for him.

 

3. What does Haymitch send Katniss? Why?

 

     Haymitch sends Katniss sleep syrup. At first katniss is disappointed with it, but then she knows why he sent her that. He sent her that so she could put Peeta to sleep while she goes to get the backpack at the feast.

 

 Quotes

1."Getting the broth into Peeta takes an hour of coaxing, begging, threatening, and yes, kissing, but finally, sip by sip, he empties the pot."  (pg. 262)

2."Then I see the red streaks starting to crawl up his leg. Blood poisoning. Unchecked, it will kill him for sure."  (pg. 265)

3."I'll keep him going for a day or two, and then the infection will reach his heart or his brain or his lungs and he'll be gone."  (pg. 276) 

4."He tries to make himself vomit the stuff up, but it's too late, he's already losing consciousness. Even as he fades away, I can see in his eyes what I've done is unforgivable."  (pg. 277)

The Hunger Games Chapter 19 Comprehension Questions

1. How does Katniss find Peeta?

   Katniss found Peeta camouflaged in the mud. He was laying under a layer of plants and mud. All you could see was his blue eyes and white teeth.

2. What is Peeta's true talent?

 Peeta's true talent is baking. He can make and decorate bread. His frosting skills came in handy. He was able to frost himself with mud.Camouflaging is also one of his talents. He camouflaged well with the mud and plants.

3. How does Katniss treat Peeta's wound? 

 Katniss treated his stings from the tracker jackers with the mint leaves Rue used on her. She also used the leaves for his leg. She also gave him pills for his high fever.

4. Where do they hide out? 

 Katniss and Peeta hide out in a cave. Katniss wants to hide up in a tree but peeta is severely wounded.

5. How and why do they get the pot of broth? 

     They got the pot of broth from Haymitch. He sent it to them because they finally kissed. Katniss right away knew the meaning for the broth. She knew that Haymitch was happyt hat they were trying to get more sponsors.

 Quotes 

1"Then his eyes open, unmistakably blue in the brown mud and greeen leaves. I gasp and am rewarded with a hint of white teeth as he laughs." ( pg. 252)

2"I lean over and put my good ear to his lips, which tickle as he whispers. 'Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.'"  (pg. 253)
 
3"It's the first time I've ever kissed a boy, which should make some sort of impression I guess, but all I can register is how unnatrually hot his lips are from the fever."  (pg. 261)

4"He's dozed off again, but i kiss him awake, whch seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he'd be happy to lie there gazing at me forever." (pg. 261)

The Hunger Games Chapter 18 Comprehension Questions

1. What does Katniss do for Rue? 

 

      When Rue died, Katniss covered her with flowers. She wanted to Katniss understood what Peeta said.She finally understood Peeta had said.

 
  2. Who sponsors a gift for her? What is it? 

 

   District 11 sponsors Katniss a gift, a loaf of bread,she thinks it is some sort of thank you because of Rue. It is the first time a district gives a gift to a tribute that isn't from their own district.

 

3. How does Katniss' attitude change after Rue's death?

 

  After Rue's death, Katniss' attitude completely changed. She was furious with the cruelty they have to go through because of the Capitol. She has so much hatred against the Capitol. At that point she would kill anyone who would come her way

.

4. What rule change do the Gamemakers announce?  

 

  The Gamemakers announce that there could be 2 winners this year. They said that if there are only 2 tributes from the same district alive, they will both win. At first Katniss is confused because there has never been a change in rules. But then she is happy because that means that her and Peeta could survive.

 

Quotes 

1."The boy from District 1 dies before he can pull out the spear. My arrow drives deeply into the center of his neck. He falls to his knees and halves the brief remainder of his life by yanking out the arrow and drowning in his own blood."  (pg. 233)

 

 2."But the words are easy and soothing, promising tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today." (pg. 234)

 

3."I pause, my eyes focused on what's ahead, not what's happening behind me. It doesn't take long, then the general birdsong begins again and I know she's gone." ( pg. 237)

 

4."When I fully awaken, I'm momentarily comforted. I try to hold on to the peaceful feeling of the dream, but it quickly slips away, leaving me sadder and lonelier than ever."  (pg. 248)

The Hunger Games Chapter 17 Comprehension Questions

1. What happens to Katniss in the explosion?

 

    In the explosion Katniss' ear started bleeding and she was afraid that she had gone deaf. She also got really dizzy and couldn't really walk.

 

2. Why does Katniss leave the rendezvous point? 

 

     Katniss leaves the rendezvous point because she doens't find Rue. She starts finding her in other places she thinks she might be.

 

3. What happens to Rue?

 

    A Career trapped her in a net. Rue kept yelling for Katniss. As soon as Katniss got there, a boy from District 1 stabbed her with a spear. Katniss takes care of Rue, but she ends up dieing.

 

 Quotes

1."I'm dizzy. Not the slightly wobbly kind,but the kind that sends the trees swooping around you and causes the earth to move in waves under your feet."  (pg. 222) 

 

 2."There's something about that sly grin that makes me sure that befriending Foxface would ultimately get me a knife in the back. With that in mind, this might be an excellent time to shoot her."  (pg. 227)

 

3."Dangling up in the tree, with the sun warming me, a mouthful of mint, my bow and arrows at hand . . . this is the most relaxed I've been since I've entered the arena."  (pg. 238)

 

4."When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net. She just has time to reach her hand through the mesh and say my name before the spear enters her body."  (pg. 232)

The Hunger Games Chapter 16 Comprehension Questions

1. What is Katniss' offensive attack? 

 

  Katniss' offensive attack is to go and destroy all the careers food and supplies.

2. In what ways are the Careers at a disadvantage? 

 

The Careers are at a disadvantage because they never had to hunt for their food or had ever lived by starvation. Katniss and the others have

3. What important information does Rue provide? 

 

Rue tells Katniss that the boy from district 3 is guarding the food by himself. They have a pile of food for the entire game. Their camp is set up by the lake, and that Peeta is no longer with the careers.

4. What is Rue's favorite thing? How does this connect to Katniss? 

 

  Rue's favorite thing is music. She says that at home she sings while she works.. That is why Rue likes Katniss' mocking jay pin. Rue sings with the mocking jays.

5. Why can't Katniss get to the bounty of supplies? How is she able to destroy it? 

 

  Katniss can't get to the bounty of supplies because it is mined. The whole area is full of mines that the boy from District 3 set-up. Katniss is able to destroy it by shooting three arrows in the bags full of apples. As soon as the apples fell, the whole place exploded.

 Quotes

1."I think of concealed pits, descending nets, a thread that when broken sends a poisonous dart into your heart . Really, the possibilities are endless."  (pg. 216)

 

2."The last thing I hear as they enter the woods is Cato saying, 'When we find her, I kill her in my own way, and no one interferes.'"  (pg. 217)

 

3."I'm genuinely thinking of trying to re-create Foxface's trip up to the pyramid in hopes of finding a new means of destruction when my eyes light on the burlap bag of apples."  (pg. 228)

 

4."For a moment, everything seems frozen in time. Then the apples spill to the ground and I'm blown backward into the air."  (pg. 221)

The Hunger Games Chapter 15 Comprehension Questions

1. Who forms an alliance with Katniss?

 

  Rue forms an alliance with Rue, Rue saves Katniss' life many times. Every time Katniss looks or thinks of Rue she imagines Prim.

 

2. How does this alliance benefit both parties?  

 

They each have supplies the other one needs. Rue gives Katniss mint leaves to cure the stings. Katniss gives Rue medicine for her burns. Katniss also gives Rue meat which she not used to eating.

 

3. What are some differences between District 11 and District 12?

 

  District 11 and District 12 are both different . District 11 is agriculture and District 12 is coal mining. Katniss thinks that her District is really strict, but Rue's district is even worse. Even though Disrict 11 is agriculture, they can't eat the food they plant or work with. If they do, they get whipped in front of everybody in the District.District 12's mayor isn't as strict as District 11's.

 

Quotes 

  

1."I enter a nightmare from which I wake repeatedly only to find a greater terror awaiting me. All the things I dread most, all the things I dread for others manifest in such vivid detail I can't believe they're real."  (pg. 195)

 

2."The sweetness spreads through my mouth, down my throat, warming my veins with memories of summer, and my home woods and Gale's presence beside me."  (pg. 196)

 

3."I can almost hear Haymitch groaning as I team up with this wispy child. But I want her. Because she's a survivor, and I trust her, and not admit it? He reminds me of Prim."  (pg. 201)

 

4."Hearing this makes me feel like District 12 is some sort of safe haven. Of course. people keel over from starvation all the time, but I can't imagine the Peacekeepers murdering a simpleminded child."  (pg. 204)

The Hunger Games Chapter 14 Comprehension Questions

1. Who helps Katniss escape from the Careers? How? 

 

Peeta helps Katniss escape from the careers. He distracts them so Katniss can run away.

 

2. What does Haymitch send Katniss? 

 

  Haymitch sends Katniss some healing ointment. She put the ointment on the burn on her leg.

 

3. What does Katniss get from Glimmer's body? Why is this so important to her? 

 

  Katniss gets bows and arrows from Glimmer. She wants to take them away quickly before the hovercraft comes to take her body. They're really important to her because she has a weapon that she knows she's really good with.

 

4. What does Peeta do when he finds her? 

 

  When Peeta finds Katniss, he's mad because she is still there. He tells her to run. Katniss can't believe thet Peeta just saved her life.

 

5. What are the effects of the tracker jacker stings on Katniss? 

 

Katniss is hallucinating, she sees things that are obviously not there. She falls and trips everywhere,and she sees ants crawling all over her body.

 Quotes:

 

1."Darkness has given me a brief reprieve, but by the time the sun rises, the Careers will have formulated a plan to kill me."  (pg. 186)

 

2."The swelling. The pain. The ooze. Watching Glimmer twitching to death on the ground. It's a lot to handle before the sun has even cleared the horizon."  (pg. 191)

 

3."A butterfly balloons to the size of a house then shatters into a million stars. Trees transform to blood and splash down over my boots. Ants begin to crawl out of the blisters on my hands and I can't shake them free."  

(pg. 194)

 

4."Sick and disoriented, I'm able to form only one thought:  Peeta Mellark just saved my life. Then the ants bore into my eyes and I black out." ( pg. 194)

The Hunger Games Chapter 13 Comprehension Questions

1. What new threat does Katniss face?

 

Katniss is now threatened by the Career Makers which Peeta has joined forces with and they are looking for her.

 

2. How do the Gamemakers control the events of the Games? 

 

The Gamemakers change the weather .

 

3. What slows Katniss down?

 Katniss is slowed down by a burn she got from a fir that the Gamemakers created.

4. Who finds her ?

Katniss is found by Rue, the tiny girl from another district.