The Hunger Games Name:

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Chapters 1-3 Quiz - 36 pts.

Setting - Fill in the blank (+9 pts.)

Word Bank (some words may not be used at all!)

Seam Himalayan districts towns Panem

past North America future Hob Chicago
Capitol rivers mountains South America Appalachian

The novel, The Hunger Games, is set hundreds of years in the ___future_______________________.

It takes place on the continent that we know as ____North America__________________________.

The country is called ________Panem_______________. It is made up of 13 (now 12)

_______districts______________. They surround the ________capitol______________, which is

located in what we know as the Rocky _________mountains___________________. Katniss lives in

the ____________Appalachian___________________ mountains in District 12. Her neighborhood is

called the ______Seam__________. She often sells or trades her game or food she has collected

from the woods at the ______Hob_____________, which is an illegal marketplace.

Match the characters with their description (+9 pts.)

___E__ 1. Katniss Everdeen A. The mayor’s daughter & Katniss’ friend

__C___ 2. Gale Hawthorne B. Katniss’ father who died in a coal mine explosion

__I___ 3. Primrose Everdeen C. An 18-yr. old boy & Katniss’ hunting partner

__F___ 4. Mrs. Everdeen D. District 12’s escort; has pink hair & lives in the Capitol

__B___ 5. Mr. Everdeen E. The narrator; a 16-yr. old girl who hunts to feed her family

_A____ 6. Madge Undersee F. Katniss’ mother

__D__ 7. Effie Trinket G. District 12’s only living victor; a middle-aged man; a drunk

__G___ 8. Haymitch Abernathy H. The mayor of District 12

__H___ 9. Mr. Undersee I. A 12-yr. old girl & Katniss’ younger sister

Vocab Matching (+6 pts.)

__F___ 1. reaping A. Two teens chosen in each district to participate in the Hunger Games

__D___ 2. apothecary B. a “token” from the Capitol: a year’s worth of grain & oil

__B___ 3. tesserae C. payment for your sins or wrong-doing

__E___ 4. sustenance D. a person who prepares and sells medicines and drugs

__A___ 5. tribute E. food & drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment

__C__ 6. repentance F. a consequence to bad behavior; the selection of the kids for Hunger Games

Short Answer (+12 pts.)

1. Whose name is called for the girls at District 12’s reaping? (+2)

Prim is chosen by lottery as the female "tribute" from District 12. Katniss volunteers to take her

place

2. How is the reaping unfair to lower-class citizens? (+5)

Because they have to go to the hunger games by lot if nobody volunteers, and in those games

you can die.

3. Describe the Hunger Games: (+5)

It is a game in which a girl and a boy from each district are chosen to go to pass tests, only one

district can be left alive, so they have to fight between the districts.

Extra Credit (+2 Extra pts. possible)

1. Approximately how many people live in District 12? ______________________________

2. Name the author of The Hunger Games (½ pt. for just first or just last name):

Suzanne Collins