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The Hunger Games

Review of Characters and Setting

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All references to the novel are referring to the following edition(s): The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins; Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated

Date: October 01, 2008 ISBN13: 9780439023481 ISBN: 0439023483

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Katniss & Peeta are on their way back to District 12 as the novel ends. The following exercises are designed to help you review the novel. How much do you remember?

ReviewofSetting1. In which country does Katniss live? _______________________________________

2. The ____________________ is a city separate from the districts, in which the government reigns. It

is set in what used to be the ______________________ mountains.

3. There are _________________ districts in the country. (How many?)

4. Which district are Katniss & Peeta from? ___________________________________

5. Their district is set in the ___________________________ mountains near the eastern coast.

6. Their districtʼs industry is ______________________________________________.

7. You cannot work in that industry until you are age _____________.

8. In order to feed their families, Katniss and _______________ would go to the woods to

_________________________________.

9. Katniss is especially skilled in ___________________________________________.

10. There are four distinct “neighborhoods” in their home district. Name each of them by completing

these statements:

a. Katniss grew up in the __________________________ along with the other minersʼ families.

b. Peeta and his family, along with Katnissʼs mother, grew up in the ______________________

above their businesses.

c. The merchants served the wealthiest ____________________________, who lived in the nicer

part of the district.

d. The winners of the Hunger Games inhabit ______________________________

_____________________________ (two words).

11. The ______________ is in an abandoned warehouse and home to many vendors selling illegal

goods such as ______________________________________. Without this “black marketplace”

many more citizens would starve to death.

You may use the word bank to fill in the blanks. Some may not be used at all.

TheHungerGamesNovelUnit Name:_____________________________

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WORD BANK townspeople Seam Panem Gale coal mining 12 Appalachian Capitol Primrose

District 11 archery District 12 hunt Hob Victorʼs Village 18 meat,

greens, souptown

square Rocky

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ReviewofCharactersHow well do you remember the characters in The Hunger Games? Some of them will be making another appearance in Catching Fire. Draw a line from the character (in the middle) to his/her description (either left or right), OR you may write the letter next to the character.



M. Known as the girl on fire.

2. Peeta Mellark

H. Bakerʼs son, in love with

Katniss.

K. Gives Katniss a mockingjay pin for her district token.

6. Madge Undersee

4. Haymitch Abernathy

N. Is a healer--people take their sick to her, can use herbs to create medicine.

9. Cinna

G. Katnissʼ stylist.

15. Portia

D. Peetaʼs stylist.

12. Mayor Undersee

I. Bony, old; she sells in the Hob.

13. Caesar Flickerman

F. Red hair, canʼt speak because she has had her tongue cut by the Capitol.

L. The host of the interviews (before & after the Games).

1. Katniss Everdeen

3. Primrose Everdeen

P. Katnissʼs sister.

7. Gale Hawthorne

C. Katnissʼ hunting partner, from the Seam.

10. Greasy Sae

B. Middle aged, has a fondness for

strawberries; Madgeʼs father.

11. Mrs. Everdeen

14. Avox girl

5. Effie Trinket

8. Flavius, Venia, & Octavia

16. Rooba

J. The butcher; she let Katniss have Primʼs goat.

A. Katnissʼ prep team members.

E. Was the only living district 12

living victor.

O. District 12 escort/chaperone. Pink hair.



ReviewofSetting-TEACHER’SKEY1. In which country does Katniss live? PANEM 2. The CAPITOL (OR CAPITOL CITY) is a city separate from the districts, in which the government

reigns. It is set in what used to be the ROCKY mountains.3. There are 12 (WAS 13, BUT #13 WAS DESTROYED BY CAPITOL 75 YEARS AGO) districts in the

country. (How many?)

4. Which district are Katniss & Peeta from? DISTIRCT 125. Their district is set in the APPALACHIAN mountains near the eastern coast.6. Their districtʼs industry is COAL MINING.

7. You cannot work in that industry until you are age 18 .8. In order to feed their families, Katniss and GALE would go to the woods to HUNT.

9. Katniss is especially skilled in ARCHERY (USING A BOW & ARROW).10. There are four distinct “neighborhoods” in their home district. Name each of them by completing

these statements: a. Katniss grew up in the SEAM along with the other minersʼ families.

b. Peeta and his family, along with Katnissʼs mother, grew up in the SQUARE (OR DOWNTOWN, MARKET, MERCHANTʼS AREA) above their businesses.

c. The merchants served the wealthiest TOWNSPEOPLE (WHICH INCLUDE THE OFFICIALS & PEACEKEEPERS), who lived in the nicer part of the district.

d. The winners of the Hunger Games inhabit VICTORʼS VILLAGE (two words).11. The HOB is in an abandoned warehouse and home to many vendors selling or trading illegal goods

such as GAME MEAT (WILD TURKEY, RABBIT, SQUIRREL, DEER, ETC.), NUTS, BERRIES, HERBS, FRUITS, OR ANY OTHER FOOD HARVESTED IN THE WOODS. Without this “black

marketplace” many more citizens would starve to death. (BECAUSE IT SAYS “ILLEGAL” THEY SHOULD TRY TO JUSTIFY THEIR ANSWER AS BEING SOMETHING THAT KATNISS OR GALE MIGHT GET FROM THE WOODS.)


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ReviewofCharacters-TEACHER’SKEYHow well do you remember the characters in The Hunger Games? Some of them will be making another appearance in Catching Fire. Draw a line from the character (in the middle) to his/her description (either left or right).



M. Known as the girl on fire.

2. Peeta Mellark

H. Bakerʼs son, in love with

Katniss.

K. Gives Katniss a mockingjay pin for her

district token.

6. Madge Undersee

4. Haymitch Abernathy

N. Is a healer--people take their sick to her, can use herbs to create medicine.

9. Cinna

G. Katnissʼ stylist.

15. Portia

D. Peetaʼs stylist.

12. Mayor Undersee

I. Bony, old; she sells in the Hob.

13. Caesar Flickerman

F. Red hair, canʼt speak because she has had her tongue cut by the Capitol.

L. The host of the interviews (before

& after the Games).

1. Katniss Everdeen

3. Primrose Everdeen

P. Katnissʼs sister.

7. Gale Hawthorne

C. Katnissʼ hunting partner, from the Seam.

10. Greasy Sae

B. Middle aged, has a fondness for

strawberries; Madgeʼs father.

11. Mrs. Everdeen

14. Avox girl

5. Effie Trinket

8. Flavius, Venia, & Octavia

16. Rooba

J. The butcher; she let Katniss have Primʼs goat.

A. Katnissʼ prep team members.

E. Was the only living district 12

living victor.

O. District 12 escort/chaperone. Pink hair.

ANSWERS: 1. M, 2. H, 3. P, 4. E, 5. O, 6. K, 7. C, 8. A, 9. G, 10. I, 11. N, 12. B, 13. L, 14. F, 15. D, 16. J



MoreCharacterReviewFor the following activity, fill in the blanks with what you remember about this character. You can write whatever you want for the blanks, as long as it relates to that character or the novel, in general. Example: If I were Suzanne Collins, I would be the author of The Hunger Games. I would be the author of Catching Fire, as well. But I would not be Katniss Everdeen, because that would be the narrator of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire.

1. If I were Katniss Everdeen I would be ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

I would be ______________________________________________________________________.But I would not be ________________________________________________________________,

because that would be _____________________________________________________________.

2. If I were Peeta Mellark I would be _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.



3. If I were Haymitch Abernathy I would be ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.



4. If I were Gale Hawthorne I would be _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.



You choose the character this time:5. If I were _______________________________I would be _______________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________.I would be ______________________________________________________________________.

But I would not be ________________________________________________________________,because that would be _____________________________________________________________.




Review:ATOZAssociationHow well do you remember what happened in The Hunger Games? For this next activity you are going to think of as many things that happened or are related to The Hunger Games that begin with the letters A-Z. EXAMPLE: Z is for the “zoo”-like people in the Capitol (who dye their skin & party all night)

A NB OC PD QE RF SG TH UI VJ WK XL YM Z




Answerswillvaryonthe“MoreCharacterReview”page(Great activity you can adapt for any subject--instead of characters, have them choose “symbols” from the novel & finish the statements, etc. Good for test preparation or review a concept learned the day before.)

ReviewofEvents-TEACHER’SGuideTeacherʼs Directions: Give the students about 3 or so minutes to come up with words for each letter. After about 3 minutes, let them partner up with a classmate, compare notes, then collaborate on filling in all the blanks. Share answers as a class & see who came up with some great answers & who needs to rethink theirs. I recommend grading as a completion grade (did it=100%). Accept all answers that make sense or apply to the novel. NOTE: ANSWERS BELOW ARE JUST EXAMPLES!! EXAMPLE: Z is for the “zoo”-like people in the Capitol (who dye their skin & party all night)

A ANNUAL EVENT, ARROW THROUGH APPLE IN PIGʼS MOUTH (NO MORE!), AUDIENCE, ARROW, ARENA,

AVOX, N NUTS GATHERED IN THE WOODS, NUCLEAR POWER OF DISTRICT 13, NET THAT TRAPS RUE,

B BREAD (FROM PEETA, FROM #11), BLOW UP SUPPLIES, BOW & ARROW, BERRIES, BLOOD BATH

AT CORNUCOPIA O OCTAVIA, OVEREXPOSURE, OFFENSIVE KILLING (CAREERS SEEKING OUT THE OTHERS),

OPPONENTS,

C CINNA, CAESAR FLICKERMAN, CAPITOL, CROWNING, CAREERS, COAL MINING,

CORNUCOPIA, CAMOUFLAGE, P PANEM, PEETA, PRIMʼS NAME CALLED, PIN (MOCKINGJAY), PUNCH BOWL (GAMEMAKER FELL INTO), PEACEKEEPERS, “PAWN IN THEIR GAMES”

D DISTRICTS, DYSTOPIA, DANDELIONS, DESENSITIZATION, DARK DAYS, DEEP

DEPRESSION, Q QUIET IN THE CAVE (OR QUIET IN THE TREES), QUARTERS IN THE TRAINING CENTER (12TH

FLOOR), QUEST TO SURVIVE

E ELEVEN! (KATNISSʼS TRAINING SCORE), EIGHT! (PEETAʼS SCORE), ENTERTAINMENT, EATING BERRIES, EFFIE TRINKET, EAR BLOWN OFF R RUE, REAPING, REBELLION, RE-MAKE CENTER,

REVOKING OF RULES, REPENTANCE,

F FIREBALLS, FLAME/FIRE OUTFITS, FLOWERS FOR RUE, FOXFACE, FLAVIUS, FLOUR BAGS PEETA

LIFTS, S STARVATION, SQUARE (MARKETPLACE), 60 SECONDS ON PLATFORM, SNARES SET IN WOODS,

SEAM, SURVIVAL, SONG FOR RUE

G GIFTS DURING THE GAMES, GIRL ON FIRE, GLIMMER, GAMEMAKERS, GREASY SAE, GOAT,

GALE T THRESH, TRACKER JACKER, TRIBUTES, TREES (RUE FLEW IN), TWELVE (AS IN DISTRICT 12), TRAIN

RIDE TO CAPITOL, TESSERAE

H HUNGER GAMES, HAYMITCH, HOB TRADING, HUNTING, HALLUCINATIONS AFTER TRACKER

JACKER STINGS, U UTOPIAN SOCIETY (NOT!), URN KATNISS USES TO HURT PEETAʼS HANDS,

I ILLEGAL HUNTING, ILLEGAL TRADING, INEXPLICABLE BEHAVIOR, INFERNO, INHUMANE

TREATMENT OF PEOPLE, V VICTORS, VOMITING (HAYMITCH, KATNISS), VIOLENCE, VIEWING ON TV, VENIA, VOLUNTEERING

FOR PRIM,

J JABBERJAYS, JACKER (AS IN TRACKER JACKERS) STINGS THAT KILL TRIBUTES, JACKER NEST

KATNISS THROWS DOWN ON THEM W WOLF TRIBUTES, WOODS, WAR, WRESTLER (PEETA), WEIGHT LIFTER (CAN LIFT 100 LB. BAGS),

WATER COULDNʼT FIND ON FIRST TWO DAYS,

K KATNISS, KILLING, KILLING DISTRICT 1 BOY (MARVEL) AFTER HE KILLED RUE, KNIVES, X X-RAY IS WHAT PEETA & KATNISS NEED TO

DIAGNOSE INJURIES, “X-TRA” FOOD THEY ARE FED IN CAPITOL, AVO”X“ GIRL KATNISS RECOGNIZES

L LAMB STEW, LOVE, LEG STABBED (PEETA). LOSS OF FATHER, LUXURY ITEMS DISTRICT ONE

PRODUCES, LOSS OF HEARING Y YOUNG KIDS THROWN INTO ARENA, YEARLY REMINDER TO DISTRICTS,

M MADGEʼS MOCKINGJAY*, MANDATORY VIEWING OF GAMES, MICE MEAT SOUP, MUTTATIONS CREATED

BY CAPITOL, Z ZOO-LIKE ATMOSPHERE IN CAPITOL, SU”Z”ANNE COLLINS IS AUTHOR (YEP, GOING OUT ON A LIMB),

CITIZENS OF PANEM

*YOU COULD OFFER EXTRA CREDIT FOR DOUBLE LETTER ANSWERS, SUCH AS “MADGEʼS MOCKINGJAY”




Katniss & Peeta are on their way back to District 12 as the novel ends. The following exercises are designed to help you review the novel. How much do you remember?

ReviewofSetting1. In which country does Katniss live? _______________________________________

2. The ____________________ is a city separate from the districts, in which the government reigns. It

is set in what used to be the ______________________ mountains.

3. There are _________________ districts in the country. (How many?)

4. Which district are Katniss & Peeta from? ___________________________________

5. Their district is set in the ___________________________ mountains near the eastern coast.

6. Their districtʼs industry is ______________________________________________.

7. You cannot work in that industry until you are age _____________.

8. In order to feed their families, Katniss and _______________ would go to the woods to

_________________________________.

9. Katniss is especially skilled in ___________________________________________.

10. There are four distinct “neighborhoods” in their home district. Name each of them by completing

these statements:

a. Katniss grew up in the __________________________ along with the other minersʼ families.

b. Peeta and his family, along with Katnissʼs mother, grew up in the ______________________

above their businesses.

c. The merchants served the wealthiest ____________________________, who lived in the nicer

part of the district.

d. The winners of the Hunger Games inhabit ______________________________

_____________________________ (two words).

11. The ______________ is in an abandoned warehouse and home to many vendors selling illegal

goods such as ______________________________________. Without this “black marketplace”

many more citizens would starve to death.




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