1. Name:_____________________________________________________________
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is my role in society?
What do you value above everything else?
What does it mean to survive?
What is the most you would do to survive?
What images does the title of the novel bring to mind?
Unit Study guide questions
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.
Part 1 The Tributes
Chapter 1
1. Describe District 12. Including the people.
2. What illegal activity does Katniss participate in doing? Why does she
need to do this?
3. Describe the relationship between Gale and Katniss. Do you have a
relationship like this in your own life? Explain.
4. Who is Madge?
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.
6. What is a tessaerae?
7. Explain how Gale feels about the tesserae.
8. Explain in detail the history of Panem.
9. What are the “Dark Days”?
10. What is “The Treaty of Treason”?
11. The Hunger Games are punishment for the district uprising against the
capital (the Dark Days). Explain the rules of the Hunger Game.
12. What happened to District 13?
13. Who is Haymitch Abernathy?
14. Who is selected at the reaping?
15. Describe Prim.
16. Describe Mother Everdeen.
17. Describe Katniss.

2. 18. Describe Gale.
19. What is the Hob?
Chapter 2
1. How does Katniss save her sister from the reaping?
2. In District 12 the word tribute is a synonym for what word? Explain.
3. How do the people of District 12 react to Katniss becoming a
tribute? What do they do?
4. Describe who is chosen as the male tribute.
5. Explain what happens to Katniss after her father’s death?
6. Use details to explain the 1st time Katniss encounters Peeta.
7. What kind of person do you think Peeta is? Use textual evidence to
support you answer.
8. What did the bread, the dandelion, and Peeta give to Katniss?
Chapter 3
1. Make a prediction on what will happen in this chapter.
2. What does Katniss tell her mother and Prim to do while she is gone?
3. What does Katniss mean when she tells her mother that she “can’t
leave again”?
4. How does Katniss feel about the competition in this game?
5. What does Peeta’s father do when he visits Katniss? What does this
reveal about his character.
6. What does Madge give Katniss?
7. What does Gale tell Katniss she is good at doing? What do you think
Gales last words were to Katniss “Katniss remember I _______”?
8. Explain 2 previous Hunger Games.
9. Describe Katniss experience on the train.
10. What is the image on the pin that Madge gave to Katniss?
11. 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
1. Do you think Haymitch will be helpful as a mentor? Why or why not?
Use textual evidence to support your answer.
2. What does Katniss mean when she says “A kind Peeta Mellark is far
more dangerous to me than an unkind one”?
3. Katniss has a flashback about finding the Katniss plant. What does
the following quote mean to you - “As long as you can find
yourself, you’ll never starve.”?

3. 4. What happens to convince Haymitch that Peeta and Katniss might
be fighters?
5. What does Katniss realize about Peeta at the end of the chapter?
Chapter 5
1. Describe the prep team for Katniss.
2. Retell the opening ceremony. Be sure to use textual evidence in
your retelling.
3. Cinna states to Katniss “How despicable we must seem to you.”
Explain why he might make this statement. Include the response
by Katniss.
4. The presentation of the tributes seems to be greatly focused on
visual presentation and looks – what does this reveal about the
Capitol?
5. Make a prediction about what will happen to “the give who was
on fire.”
Chapter 6
1. Describe the training center.
2. Describe the technology that is used in Fatness’s room.
3. What is an Avox?
4. Who is Delly Cartwright? How does Peeta help Katniss?
5. How does Haymitch feel about Katniss and Peeta holding
handing during the opening ceremonies? In your opinion why
are they doing this?
6. What prevents tributes from jumping off the rooftop? Apply why
do you think this “field” is in place?
7. Retell the story Katniss tells Peeta on the rooftop. Draw a
conclusion to whom the girl in the story is.
Chapter 7
1. Draw a conclusion to why Haymitch and Cinna want Katniss and
Peeta to dress alike?
2. What are the pros and cons of Peeta and Katniss being
coached together? (Give at least two reasons for each)
3. Apply how Katniss background in District 12 makes her difference
from the other tributes (page 94).
4. What is a Career Tribute?

4. 5. What advice does Haymitch give to Peeta and Katniss about
showing their strengths?
6. Describe Rue with details.
7. How does Katniss dazzle the Gamemakers?
Chapter 8
1. How does Katniss feel about her performance with the
Gamermakers? What does this demonstrate about her
personality?
2. How does Rue score? What does this demonstrate about her
chances in the arena?
3. What is Peeta’s score?
4. What is Katniss score? What does this reveal about her chances
in the arena?
5. Evaluate and retell the importance of Katniss’ flashback with
Gale.
6. Make a prediction as to why Peeta wants to be trained
separately.
Chapter 9
1. Retell the training session with Katniss and Effie.
2. Retell the training session with Haymitch.
3. How does the Avox help?
4. What does Cinna do to help Katniss? Predict how this could help
her in the future.
5. Character traits of Effie and Haymitch.
6. Compare and contrast District 12 and the Capital.
7. Retell Katniss interview with Caesar.
8. What does Peeta reveal in his interview. Apply how this could
change the Games.

5. Name:_____________________________________________________________
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ESSENCIAL QUESTION: Can my role in society help others?
Part II The Games
Chapter 10
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