What does Katniss use to put out the flames on her trousers?
Water from her canteen
Sand from the ground
A blanket from her backpack
Her already blistered hands
Who sends Katniss a vial of luminous burn ointment?
Haymitch
Cato
Rue
Peeta
What does Katniss recognize the gold-and-green wasp nest as?
A trap set by the Careers
Home to Capitol-engineered tracker jackers
A natural wasp nest
A food source for the tributes
What happens when the tracker jacker hive crashes onto the Careers?
They immediately flee the area
They find a new hiding spot
They are engulfed by a shrieking storm of tracker jackers
They start a fire to scare the wasps away
What is the effect of the tracker jackers' venom?
It induces sleep
It causes temporary blindness
It can kill or drive a victim mad
It enhances physical strength
What does Katniss do to cool her burns?
She wallows in a muddy pool
She applies snow to the affected area
She uses a piece of cloth soaked in cold water
She fans herself with a large leaf
What does Katniss hear while dressing her wounds in the spruce tree?
The sound of approaching tributes
The anthem of the Capitol
The roar of a distant fire
The Careers pack settling beneath her tree
What does Katniss use to saw through the nest's anchor branch?
A piece of broken glass
A knife
A metal wire
A sharp rock
What happens to Glimmer and the girl from District 4 after the tracker jacker attack?
Their skin balloons grotesquely
They become unconscious
They are able to escape
They are rescued by the Capitol
What is the purpose of the man-made flame unleashed by the Gamemakers?
To prod the tributes back toward one another
To signal the end of the Games
To provide light for the tributes
To create a barrier between districts
What plant-based remedy does Rue apply to Katniss’s tracker-jacker welts to draw out the remaining poison?
Mashed comfrey root
Chewed mint sprigs
A poultice of crushed oak leaves
River-bank clay mixed with moss
Which specific sound does Rue teach Katniss to use as their rendez-vous signal?
A two-note whistle that rises, then drops
Three sharp clicks made with the tongue against the teeth
A four-note mockingjay call that ascends and then repeats
A single, prolonged hoot like a night bird
While delirious from tracker-jacker venom, which distorted memory most clearly blends with Katniss’s perception of the arena?
Prim’s terrified screams echoing through District 12’s woods
Gale teaching her to set snares along the Seam fence
Her father singing “The Hanging Tree” in the mine yard
Her mother treating burn victims in the kitchen
When Katniss first notices Peeta travelling with the Career pack beneath her tree, what is her immediate response?
She instinctively reaches for an arrow to threaten him
She scrapes bark to shower noise in hopes of distracting them
She nearly calls out but clamps a hand over her mouth in time
She drops a pinecone to test whether he will reveal her position
During their exchange of district lore, what distinctive characteristic does Rue reveal about District 12’s bread?
It is braided and filled with dried fruit
It is flat, unleavened, and salted with ash
It is coal-black, dense, and scored on top
It is sweetened with honey and shaped like a coal cart