Hunger Games Chapter 1 Flashcards

Characters and Relationships

• Prim's cat is named Buttercup.
• Madge is the Mayor's daughter.
• Katniss' last name is Everdeen.
• Katniss is 2 years younger than Gale, who is a close friend and hunting partner.
• Katniss is nicknamed "Catnip" by Gale, due to a misunderstanding and an encounter with a lynx.

Setting and Location

• District 12 is nicknamed "The Seam," representing its poor, mining community.
• Katniss and Gale trade their hunting items at a place called The Hob.

Plot Points

• Katniss’ father died in a mining explosion.
• Katniss' father couldn't sell his bows due to the risk of execution by officials.
• The Reaping is the event that selects tributes for the Hunger Games.

The Reaping

• Katniss enters her name for the Reaping multiple times due to poverty, totaling 20 entries by age 16.
• Prim’s name, entered only once, is perceived by Katniss to have minimal risk of being drawn.
• Effie Trinket is responsible for reading the names during the Reaping.
• Only 2 winning tributes have ever been recorded in the history of the Hunger Games.

Key Events and Details

• Haymitch Abernathy is the only living winning tribute, characterized by his alcoholism and poor leadership.
• Gale has entered his name for the Reaping a total of 42 times.
• Both sisters wore distinctive outfits for the Reaping: Prim in a white dress with a pink bow, and Katniss in a dress from her mother with blue shoes, her hair braided.

Additional Information

• Katniss’ motivation for entering the Reaping is the dire need for food and survival, exemplifying the extreme poverty they endure.