English 3 Reading Guide: "Catching Fire"

Directions: Answer the following questions as you read the novel.
Chapters 1-7
1. (pages 16-17) What is the name of the character telling the story?
2. As you read the book, identify the roles of the following key characters:

• Cinna (page 3)
• Effie (page 3)
• Gale (page 4)
• Prim (page 4)
• Hazelle (page 7)
• Haymitch (page 10)
• Darius (page 11)
• Seneca Crane (page 20)
• Venia (page 35)
• Octavia (page 35)
• Clavius (page 35)

3. (page 4) Where do most people who live in District 12 work?
4. List 3 different events that are mentioned in the first 7 chapters. One event is listed on page 36.
5. Who does Katniss spend Sunday's with in the forest?
6. (page 18) Who is waiting for Katniss at her home when she returns from the forest and District 12? Why are they waiting for her?
7. (page 47) What are the first and last stops of the Victory tour?
8. (page 92) What is a mockingjay?
Chapters 8 - 13
9. (page 107) Who comes to Gale's aid from being whipped and why?
10. (page 122) Fear motivates Katniss
11. (pages 145-146) What happened after rebels took control of District 8?
12. (page 155) Why are the Peacekeepers surprised to find that Katniss returned home?
13. (page 171) What did the Quarter Quell signify?
14. (pages 178-179) What does Katniss want from Haymitch?
15. (page 201) What happened when Haymitch threw a pebble over the cliff?
16. (page 208) Who is Finnick Odair?
Chapters 14-20
17. According to Katniss what should rebels place their secret symbols on?
18. (page 208) How old was Finnick when he won the 65th hunger games?
19. (page 231) Who does Peeta say he wants to be his allies?
20. (page 252) When her dress burns away, what has she turned into?
21. (pages 255-256) During his interview, Peeta reveals two big surprises about himself to Katniss. What are the two surprises?
22. (page 270) What item does Haymitch give Finnick to symbolize that he is a friend to Katniss?
23. (page 280) Which character is brought back to life?
Chapters 21-27
24. Why did Katniss not want Peeta to look the monkeys directly in the eye?
25. (page 313) How did the morphling die?
26. (page 327) When Katniss walked into the arena first, what did she find out that will begin at exactly 1:30 that is terribly poisonous?
27. (page 349) What is used to deliver bite sized square shaped rolls for the contestants to eat?
28. (page 356) When Katniss took Peeta to the water to teach him how to swim, what did she really want to discuss with him?
29. (page 369) Why did Peeta originally object to the group's plan of attack?
30. (page 387) Why did the alliance take steps to keep Peeta alive?