The Hunger Games: Chapter 23-24 Reading Check - Elizabeth Kearney | Library

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How many pairs of night-vision glasses are in the supplies at the Cornucopia?

Four pairs

Ten pairs

One pair

Two pairs

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What does Katniss worry about if she wins the Games?

That she will forget everything that happened in the arena

That District 12 will be moved to another part of Panem

That she will be forced to compete again immediately

That the Capitol will punish the people she cares about

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Why don’t Katniss and Peeta hear the cannon when a tribute dies?

They are asleep for the entire night

A storm and the noise of the arena cover the sound

The arena has been made soundproof around their area

The Gamemakers forget to fire the cannon

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Peeta and Katniss decide Haymitch must have won his Games by doing what?

Hiding the entire time and never being noticed

Outsmarting the other tributes and the arena’s dangers

Using strength and weapons to defeat everyone quickly

Forming a large alliance and staying in it until the end

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Why does Katniss think she and Haymitch may be somewhat alike?

They both trust the Gamemakers

They both hate Peeta’s family

They both want to move to the Capitol

They both use sarcasm and emotional distance as a defense

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Why doesn’t Cato attack Katniss and Peeta right away when he sees them?

He thinks they are already dead and doesn’t notice them

He realizes there are only a few tributes left and wants to wait for the best moment

He has been ordered by the Capitol to stop fighting for the night

He’s trying to reach safety because muttations are chasing him

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Why do the Gamemakers dry up the river and ponds?

To hide the Careers’ camp from the others

To punish Katniss for breaking the rules

To make it easier for sponsors to send gifts

To force the tributes to move toward the Cornucopia

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How is Foxface killed?

She eats poison berries that Peeta picked

She is killed by Cato in a fight

She is killed by a muttation attack at the Cornucopia

She is stung to death by tracker jackers

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What is nightlock?

A tool for unlocking the Cornucopia supplies at night

A sleep medicine given to injured tributes

A poisonous wild berry that can kill quickly

A special kind of arrow used in the Games

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As they leave the cave, why do Katniss and Peeta travel on the rocks?

To hide their tracks so they’re harder to follow

To avoid getting their clothes wet from the grass

To find better weapons left by other tributes

To stay closer to water in case they get thirsty

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In 1–2 sentences, describe Katniss’s internal conflict between staying true to herself and playing up her feelings for the cameras. Why does she feel pressure to act?

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Symbolism: In Chapters 23–24, what do the nightlock berries symbolize for Katniss and Peeta? Answer in 1–2 sentences. (Do not write what they are or what they do, rather what the REPRESENT beyond being berries)