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Hunger Games Chapter 27 Comprehension Questions



Chapter 27

1. What goes on during the final interview?
On the final interview Cesare interviews both Katniss and Peeta. He questions them about the games and their love for one another. Katniss and Peeta are showing alot of affection towards eachother. They're kissing and cuddling togther. It the best scene. They sit in a little red sofa known as a love seat. They sit togther closley as the rewatch a little of the games. At the interview Katniss barely found out that Peeta got a new leg.

2. What happened to Peeta's leg?
Peetas leg was replaced with a metal plastic one. He couldve lived with his wounded leg. It was really bad. Hiis whole leg stoped circulating blood and thats why they had to remove it. Katniss felt bad for his leg because she let it get worse in the arena. 

3. Why does Katniss feel torn in the end?
Katniss feels torn in the end because she was confused with her feeling towards Peeta. She was confused of Gale too. She didnt know how to act. I think at the end she starts to fall for Peeta. She didnt know what she had becomed or what they made her become in the games. she said it was all complicated.

4. What does Peeta realize?
Peeta realizes that Katniss's love for him was all in act. He had thought that maybe some of her actions were real and that she might have really liked him. But he thinks that everything she did was only part of surviving in the games. Katniss faked everything just to win the games. This reallly broke Peetas heart because he actually wanted Katniss to like him like he did to her. 


Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1)Already the boy with the bread is slipping away from me. I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go."(pg.374)
2)"They play her death in full, the spearing, my failed rescue attempt, my arrow through the boy from District 1's throat, Rue drawing her last breath in my arms."  (pg.363)
3)"i also want to Tell him how much i already miss him. But that wont be fair in my part"pg.373
4) "I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.."  pg. 374

Hunger Games Chapter 26 Comprehension Questions

Chapter 26

1. How does the Capitol heal Katniss?
The Capitols heals Katniss by inserting tubes all over her body. And in that tube there was some liquid that went inside her. It made her very unconscious and would drown her to sleep. When she awoke she found all her scars gone and healed. Even her scratches were gone. The place were she burned her calf was as if it never happened. It was cured and her body seemed as if she never had anything. She was clean. She also got her haering back. 

2. What does Haymitch reveal to Katniss before she sees the crowd?
Haymitch reveals to Katniss just before she see's the crowd that the Capitol was very furious with her and Peeta for doing what they did with the berries. They didnt like that they tricked them. He told her that the last thing the capitol cant stand is being laughed at and now its the joke of Panem. They made a fool of them.  

Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1)"Home! Prim and my mother! Gale! Even the thought of Prim's scruffy old cat makes me smile. Soon I will be home!"(pg.350)
2)"There, I could only die. End of story. But out here Prim, my mother, Gale, the people of District 12, everyone I care about back home could be punished if I can't pull off the girl-driven-crazy-by-love scenario Hatmitch has suggested."  (pg. 358)
3)"Back home,District 12 is probably in chaos as they try and organize the homecoming celebrations for Peeta and me, given that the last one was close to thirty years ago.
4)"And right now, the most dangerous part of the hunger games is about to begin."pg.359

Hunger Games Chapter 25 Comprehension Questions

Chapter 25

1. What attacks the last three tributes?
Muttations attack the last three tributes. They look alot like wolfs. As one wolf comes close to her she notices something, a necklace with a 1 on it and she recognizes the eyes and hair color. Its Glimmer! Each wolf represents each tribute that died. She knows one is Rue because of the dark colored hair. The Captiol has a created a new bread. They eat humans. Katniss is scared and she cant belive the capitol would do that.

2. How does Katniss use her last arrow?
Katniss uses her last arrow to kill Cato. She shoots him right through the skull. She did it to stop his suffereing. She didnt want to see him like that anymore and wanted to stop his whining. She did him a favor by killing him easily and peacefully instead of letting him suffer and having the mutts kill him. They hear the cannon go off and know he is dead. 

3. What happens when the Gamemakers revoke the rule change?
 when the gamemakers announced about the rule change of only having 1 win. Katniss and peeta were not happy. Peeta wanted Katniss to win and to kill him but Katniss didnt want to she wanted him to win and kill her. They were indecisive. So they came up with the idea of having a double suicide. They got the poisenes barries and on a count of three they would both put them in thier mouth and eat themm. If they wanted one winner they couldnt have any. so when Katniss and peeta did this the capitol changed their mind and had them both win. 

4. Who wins the Hunger Games?
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. 

Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1)"The next hours are the worst in my life, which if you think about it, is saying something. The cold would be torture enough, but the real nightmare is listening to Cato, moaning, begging, and finally just whimpering as the mutts work away at him. After a very short time, I don't care who he is or what he's done, all I want is for his suffering to end."(pg.339)

2)"Stop! Stop! Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present the victors of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark! I give you ---the tributes of District Twelve!"(pg.345)

3)"And he goes on about how he loves me, what life would be without me but I've stopped listening because his previous words are trapped in my head, thrashing desperately around."  (pg. 344)

4)"It goes on and on and on and eventually completely consumes my mind, blocking out memories and hopes of tomorrow, erasing everything but the present, which I begin to believe will never change."  pg. 339

Hunger Games Chapter 24 Comprehension Questions

Chapter 24

1. How do the Gamemakers try to drive the last tributes together?
The Game makers try to drive the last tributes together by letting them meet at the last resource of water they have. The gamemakers drain the streams.and the ponds. They drain every water source except the lake. So they let the tributes know that the only place to get water is from the lake where at anytime tributes can meet up. 

2. How does Katniss feel about Cato?
Katniss feels sorry for Cato. She's see's him all bloody and hurt after the dogs attacked him. She can see that even though Cato is strong and all he's not soo wise like foxface. Cato couldve been an easier target for Katniss to trick instaed of Foxface. 

3. How do the final three meet up?
 The final three meet up at the lakee. Katniss and Peeta await for Cato to show up in which he will because eventually he'll get thirsty and have to come drink water at the lake. While they wait Cato comes running out from the trees towards Katniss and Peeta. Katnisss is aware and fires straight at him but the arrow slides off because he was probably wearing some kind of armor suit that protects him. But for some reason he's doesnt go running into her he's running away from something/someones. Katniss see's that it mutts.

Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1. "One way or the other, dead or alive, I have the feeling I'll escape it today."(326)
2. "By the time we reach our destination, our feet are dragging and the sun sits low on the horizon. We fill up our water bottles and climb the little slope to our den. It's not much, but out here in the wilderness, it's the closest thing we have to a home."(Pg.323)
3. I nod. It's funny. I feel almost as if it's the first day of the Games again. That I'm in the same position. Twenty-one tributes are dead, but I still have yet to kill Cato. And really, wasn't he always the one to kill? Now it seems the other tributes were just minor obstacles, distractions, keeping us from the real battle of the Games. Cato and me."(pg.327)
4. "Not on purpose. Doesnt seem fair somehow. I mean, we would have both been dead, too, if she hadnt eaten the berries first" pg 320

hunger Games Chapter 23 Comprehension Questions

Chapter 23

1. Why does Thresh's death affect Katniss?
Thresh's death affects Katniss because she feels bad. She didnt want him to die. She appreciated him letting her goo. At that time he could have chosen to kill Katniss and runn off to save himself. He could have ran off to get away farther and save himself. but Katniss feels guilty because instead he lost time by talking to her and letting her leave. and even if Katniss didnt make it to win the game she wanted thresh too. 

2. Who is left in the arena?
The ones left in the arena are Cato from District 2 . Foxface from District 5 . Peeta and Katniss 

3. What are Katniss' fears if she wins the Games?
If Katniss wins the games she fears that she might end up like Haymitch. Have his Job and do what he does. She doesnt know what her daily life will be. she's gonna have lots of money so theres' no use of her hunting anymore because she could just buy her own food. She doesnt like that she'll be the one to train the next future tribute from district 12 for the games. She doesnt want them to suffer. She doesnt want to whatch. 


4. What happens to Foxface?
Foxface ends up dieing eating the poisones berries she stold from Peeta and Katniss.  Peeta had gathered berries he thought were the same ones katniss gave him. He gathered them up in the cave. He didnt he them though. But he didnt know that they were poisenes berries. So when he heard that Foxface died he wanted to know how and When Katniss showed him how he was shocked. He couldnt beleive it was the berries he gathered because if it wasnt for her he would have ate them too and died of it. 
  
Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1. "Four of us left. For the first time, I allow myself to truely think about the possibility that I might make it home. To fame. T wealth.To my house in the victor village." 
2. It must be hell to mentor two kids and then watch them die. Year after year after year. I realize that if I get out of here, that will become my job. To mentor the girl from District 12. The idea is so repellent, I thrust it from my mind."(pg.306)
3. "Haymitch and I don't get along well in person, but maybe Peeta is right about us being alike because he seems able to communicate with me by the timing of his gifts." (305)
4. Thresh dead. I should be happy, right? One less tribute to face. And a powerful one, too. But I'm not happy. All I can think about is Thresh letting me go, letting me run because of Rue, who died with that spear in her stomach. . . ."(pg.307)

Hunger Games Chapter 22 Comprhension Questions

Chapter 22

1. How does Katniss compare Peeta to Gale?
Katniss compares Peeta to Gale in some ways. Like when Katniss mentioned going into the woods where Thresh goess to. Peeta rufused and came up with bad things that might happen if they go to an unknown place. However if she was to mention going in there with Gale, he wouldnt hesitate he would just go right in there with her. Gale never questions anything but Peeta does. 

2. What happens with the weather?
The weather begins to change drastically. It's gettting much hotter in the evening and very cold in the night. Katniss doesnt like the nights but the evening's benifit her because she doesnt have to start a fire to heat food up because the rocks are hot enough to warm anything up. But then all of a sudden it's starting to rain alot! it's getting reallly cold for them. Even their cave is starting out to not be a good shelter. 

3. How does Katniss get the feast?
Katniss gets the feast because her and Peeta start talking to eachother more emotionally involved. Katniss wants to give the audience more romance so she could get sponsers. She starts talking him about the first time he liked her. he starts talking about how he liked her the first day of school and ever since there he loved her. as they were about to kiss, they recive a sponser! A feast! 

Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1. "For a moment, I'm almost foolishly happy and then confusion sweeps over me. Because we're suppose to be making up this stuff, playing at being in love, not actually being in love. But Peeta's story has a ring of truth to it."  pg 301
2. " This is the first kiss where I actually feel the stirring inside my chest. Warm and curious". (298) 
3. " I don't want Cato to kill Thresh at all. I don't want any one else to die. But this is absolutely not the kind of thing that victors go around saying in the arena.  pg. 293
4"She stood you up on a stool and had you sing it for us. and i swear, every bird outside the windows fell silent." pg. 301

Hunger Games Chapter 21 Comprehension Questions

Chapter 21

1. Who's the first to get their pack?
The first tribute  to get to thier pack first is Foxface. She gets it first because right away when the table clicks into place with all the packs., she runs for it as fast as possible and darts out even faster. Katniss was mad that foxface used such a brilliant and risky idea. She wished she could of came up with it. 

2. Who catches Katniss?
Clove catches Katniss. 

3. Why does Thresh let Katniss go?
Thresh lets Katniss goo because she helped Rue. Rue was Katniss's ally. Rue was from thresh's district. He was mad about them killing her. But after Katniss told him about her singing to her and covering her up in beautiful flowers as they took her up in the hover craft. Thresh felt some sympathy and knew he must owe her in some way. So from that he let Katniss goo. 

4. Why does Katniss think Cato will go after Thresh and not her?
Katniss thinks Cato will go after thresh and not her because he's the one that took his pack. Cato could also be after Thresh because he killed his partner tribute from his district. Cato  shouldve been very mad about that so Katniss hopes he takes it out all on Thresh.  

Important Quotes (4 minimum)
1. "And I'm overwhelmed by Rue, and the pain in my head, and my fear of Thresh, and the moaning of the dying girl a few feet away."
2. "Conflicting emotions cross Thresh's face. He lowers the rock and points at me, almost accusingly. 'just this one time, I let you go. For the little girl. pg 288 
3. Spirits must be running high in District 12. We so rarely have anyone to root for at this point in the Games."(pg.280)
4. My hands go to my head and then drop to my lap, slick with blood. The last thing I remember is an exquisitely beautiful green-and-silver moth landing on the curve of my wrist."(pg.289)