Chapters 25-27 - Questions

Chapter Twenty-Five

1. What is chasing the Tributes?

2. Why don't the creatures kill Cato quickly once they have him overpowered?

3. How does Cato finally die?

4. What is the Gamemakers' final surprise?

5. How do Kat and Peeta outsmart the Gamemakers' last twist?

Chapter Twenty-Six

1. How does Katniss surprise herself when she sees Haymitch?

2. According to Haymitch, why is Katniss in trouble?

Chapter Twenty-Seven

1. Why is Peeta upset?

Chapter 24 - Questions

1. Why do the Gamemakers dry-up the river and ponds?

2. Why doesn't Cato attack Kat and Peeta?

Chapter 24 - Vocabulary

1. anticipated 
We take turns gathering greens and keeping a careful watch for Cato, but as I anticipated, he doesn't make an appearance.

2. deplete
Our bottles and skin are fairly full, but with two drinking and this hot sun it won't take long to deplete them.

3. compliment
As the notes overlap, they compliment one another, forming a lovely, unearthly harmony.

4. mesmerized
For a while, I just close my eyes and listen, mesmerized by the beauty of the song.
 

Thanksgiving - Chapters 21-23 - Questions

Chapter Twenty-One
 
1. What clever strategy does Foxface employ at the feast?

2. What stops Clove from killing Katniss?

3. Why doesn't Thresh kill Katniss?



Chapter Twenty-Two
 
1. Why is Peeta's perspective on life different from Kat's and Gale's?

2. What did Peeta's father confide to him about Kat's mother?

3. What is Haymitch "looking for" from Katniss and Peeta?



Chapter Twenty-Three
 
1. According to Peeta and Katniss, how must Haymitch have won the Games?

2. What does Kat fear will happen if she wins?

3. How is Foxface killed?

Chapter Twenty - Questions

1. What condition threatens Peeta's life?

2. Where did Katniss really get the money for Prim's goat?

3. What can Katniss get at the feast?

4. How does Haymitch help Katniss get to the feast?

Chapter Twenty - Vocabulary

1. dwell

2. plummet

3. intervene

4. hysterical

Quiz - Vocabulary to Study

Sorry about the delay, guys.

1. navigate

2. fatigue

3. precaution

4. proximity

5. initiate

6. anticipate

7. prominent

8. vague

9. persevere

10. extinguish

11. manipulate

12. incompetent

13. foliage

14. toxic

15. indulge

Chapter Nineteen - Questions

1. How has Peeta managed to stay safe since his fight with Cato?

2. Describe Peeta's injuries.

3. How does Katniss stop Peeta from talking about his potential death?

Chapter Nineteen - Vocabulary

1. jeopardize
For two tributes to have a shot at winning, our "romance" must be so popular with the audience that condemning it would jeopardize the success of the Games.

2. domain
I feel almost certain that the person she ran from was Thresh and that is his domain.

3. ambush
I do sleep, but in the morning I'm extra cautious, thinking that while the Careers might hesitate to attack me in a tree, they're completely capable of setting an ambush for me.

4. navigate
In fact, I've just about decided I'm on the wrong track entirely, that a wounded boy would be unable to navigate getting to and from this water source, when I see the bloody streak going down the curve of a boulder.

5. lethal
"You know, you're kind of squeamish for such a lethal person," says Peeta as I beat the shorts clean between two rocks.

Chapter Eighteen - Questions

1. What does Kat do for Rue as a sign of protest against the Capitol?

2. What sponsor gift does Kat receive? Who is it from?

3. What important rule change is announced in Chapter Eighteen?

Chapter Eighteen - Vocabulary

1. capacity
One look at the wound and I know it's far beyond my capacity to heal, beyond anyone's probably.

2. fatigue
My throat is tight with tears, hoarse from smoke and fatigue.

3. novice
My song, the hovercraft, were too unfamiliar for this novice to pick up, but it has mastered her handful of notes.

Chapter Seventeen - Vocabulary

1. debris
But the apples must have set off enough mines, causing debris to activate the others.

2. subsequent
If there was a cannon shot, it could have been easily lost in the subsequent explosions.

3. diminish
Gradually, subtly, the ringing in my right ear diminishes until it's gone entirely.
 

Chapter Seventeen - Questions

1. What happens to the boy from District 13?

2. What does Kat mean by a "hollow day"? Have you ever had a hollow day?


The Hunger Games - Destroying the supplies

Chapter Sixteen - Vocabulary

1. precaution

2. ordeal

3. rendezvous

4. replenish

5. proximity

6. replicate

7. meticulous

Chapter Sixteen - Questions

1. How does Katniss plan to strike at the Careers?

2. How are the Careers' supplies protected?

3. How does Katniss trigger the trap?

Chapter Fifteen - Vocabulary

1. inventory

2. initiate

3. anticipate

4. prominent

5. surreal

6. ally

Chapter Fifteen - Questions

1. What did Kat get from Glimmer's body?

2. Why does Kat want Rue for an ally?

3. What is the punishment for eating crops in District 11?

Chapter Fourteen - Vocabulary

1. vague

2. hallucination

3. persevere

4. sedate

5. eradicate

Chapter Fourteen - Questions

1. What are tracker jackers?

2. How does Katniss escape the Tributes waiting for her beneath the tree?

3. What does Kat realize right before she passes out?

Chapter Thirteen - Questions

1. What wakes Katniss up?

2. Why do the Gamemakers want to chase the Tributes from their hiding places?

3. How does Katniss escape the Careers when they find her resting in the pond?

Chapter Thirteen - Vocabulary

1. extinguish

2. swift

3. manipulate

4. crevice

5. incompetent

6. bravado
 

Chapter Twelve - Questions

1. How are the Career Tributes using Peeta?

2. How is dehydration affecting Katniss?

Chapter Twelve - Vocabulary

1. foliage

2. dehydrate

3. toxic

4. indulge

Quiz 4 - Vocabulary - STUDY THIS FOR MONDAY :)

1. void

2. conceal

3. terrain

4. intrigue

5. arrogance

6. provocative

7. potential

8. arbitrary

9. assessment

10. rigid

11. devote

12. solitude

13. dominate

14. aggravate

15. alternating

Chapter Eleven - Questions

1. What is the "Cornucopia"? Why is it important?

2. What does Kat take from the Cornucopia?

3. What happens to the girl who lights a fire for warmth near Kat's hiding place?

4. What big surprise does Kat get at the end of Chapter 11?

Chapter Eleven - Vocabulary

1. bounty

2. void

3. solitude

4. surplus

Chapter Ten - Questions

1. How does Katniss react to Peeta's declaration of love?

2. What does Peeta mean when he says "I want to die as myself"?

 3. What is injected under Kat's skin before the Games? Why?

Chapter Ten - Vocabulary

1. conceal

2. dominate

3. mentor

4. terrain

5. savage

Chapter Nine - Vocabulary

1. posture

2. aggravate

3. intrigue

4. humble

5. arrogance

6. provocative

Chapter Nine - Questions

1. What advice does Cinna give Katniss for her interview?

2. What does Rue say will be her greatest strength in the arena?

3. What secret does Peeta reveal at the end of his interview?

Chapter Eight - Questions

1. What do the scores the Gamemakers give the Tributes mean?

2. What is Kat's greatest fear after her private session with the Gamemakers?

3. Why are Kat and Gale an effective hunting team?

Chapter Eight - Vocabulary

1. potential

2. variable

3. devote

4. audible

5. mutual

Chapter Seven - Vocabulary

1. arbitrary

2. alternating

3. assessment

4. vanish

5. camouflage

6. inaccessible

7. excel

8. rigid

Chapter Seven - Questions

1. What is Haymitch's training strategy for Katniss and Peeta?

2. What are "Career Tributes"?

3. How does Kat make a unique impression on the Gamemakers?

FIRST PAPER ASSIGNMENT

Task:

Based on our discussion of the topics on page 12 (Longman Writing), choose one of the six topics and develop an essay. You are to start off with defining a clear Thesis Statement; then write an Outline and the First Draft. I will be happy to see all of your ideas ‘sketched’ out, even unfinished and in the state of progress alongside with your First Draft. 

Your Outline and First Draft are due next Monday, November 3, 2014 (hard copy or via email).

Chapter 6 - Questions

1. From where does Kat recognize the girl with red hair?

2. Why do Kat and Peeta decide to talk on the roof?

3. What prevents tributes from jumping off the roof? Why do you think this is in place?

4. What reasons would Peeta have for being curious about Gale?

Chapter 6 - Vocabulary

1. complimentary

2. ironic

3. slaughter

4. traitor

5. debut

6. acknowledge

7. surveillance

8. mandatory

9. contemplate

Opening Ceremony Costumes Video

Opening Ceremony

Chapter 5 - Questions

1. What is surprising about Cinna, Kat's stylist?

2. Describe Kat's Tribute costume.

3. How does the crowd respond to Katniss and Peeta during their grand entrance? What makes them so special?

Chapter 5 - Vocabulary

1. sympathetic

2. vulnerable

3. trio

4. resist

5. retrieve

6. assemble

7. confirmation

8. minimal

9. prestigous

10. prey

Chapter 4 - Vocabulary

1. edible

2. fragile

3. deteriorate

4. chuckle

5. companion

6. incoherent

Chapter 4 - Questions

1. Have we learned anything new about Katniss?

2. Do you think Haymitch will be helpful as a mentor? Why or why not?

3. What does Katniss mean when she says: “A Kind Peeta Mellark is far more dangerous to me than an unkind one”?

4. What happens to convince Haymitch that Peeta and Katniss might be fighters?

Chapter 3 - Vocabulary

These will not be on Monday's (10.27.14) quiz. 

 

1. Intensity

2. Grasp

3. Luxury

4. Genuinely

5. Glimpse

6. Strategy

7. Sanctioned

8. Altered

9. Mimic