The Hunger Games

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Part 1, Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. How many districts are now in Panem?

2. Which district rebelled?

3. What were Jabberjays used for?

4. Who is the mentor for District 12?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What is life like for the people of District 12?

2. How do people support Katniss when she volunteers to take her sister’s place?

3. How does Cinna design the outfits for the opening ceremony?

Paired Resource

“Poverty”

• Poem by Jane Taylor
• Connection to the theme of The Disparity Between the Oppressor and the Oppressed
• What text details reveal the poverty in District 12? How do similar visual images show poverty in the poem?

Inequality Facts

• Pew Research Center article including charts and descriptions that explore facts about inequality
• Connection to the theme of The Disparity Between the Oppressor and the Oppressed
• Where can we see inequalities in The Hunger Games?

Part 1, Chapters 6-9

Reading Check

1. How does Peeta use his training as a baker to prepare for the games?

2. Who reminds Katniss of Prim?

3.