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Where are the tributes taken?
Where are the tributes taken?
The Justice Center
How will mother and Prim get by without Katniss?
How will mother and Prim get by without Katniss?
Prim will sell her goat milk and cheese, and mother will run her small apothecary business.
Who will help mother and Prim if Katniss dies? How?
Who will help mother and Prim if Katniss dies? How?
Gale will help them by bringing mother herbs she doesn't grow herself and provide them with game.
Why does Katniss tell her mother that she can't check out this time?
Why does Katniss tell her mother that she can't check out this time?
Katniss has given up hope for winning the Hunger Games.
Katniss has given up hope for winning the Hunger Games.
Who comes to visit Katniss before she leaves? What do they bring her?
Who comes to visit Katniss before she leaves? What do they bring her?
Why does Madge want Katniss to promise to wear the pin? What does it represent?
Why does Madge want Katniss to promise to wear the pin? What does it represent?
What is Gale's advice to Katniss?
What is Gale's advice to Katniss?
What do players in the Hunger Games sometimes resort to due to the cold?
What do players in the Hunger Games sometimes resort to due to the cold?
What does Gale compare the Hunger Games to?
What does Gale compare the Hunger Games to?
What were the cameras compared to?
What were the cameras compared to?
What expression does Katniss wear on her face?
What expression does Katniss wear on her face?
What was the expression on Peeta's face?
What was the expression on Peeta's face?
What did Katniss wonder about Peeta?
What did Katniss wonder about Peeta?
Travel between Districts is allowed.
Travel between Districts is allowed.
What is the main export of District 12?
What is the main export of District 12?
Where are the tributes going?
Where are the tributes going?
Where was the Capitol built?
Where was the Capitol built?
In what region is District 12?
In what region is District 12?
What was taught at school in District 12?
What was taught at school in District 12?
Why does Katniss feel that the Capitol isn't telling them everything?
Why does Katniss feel that the Capitol isn't telling them everything?
What does the mockingjay symbolize?
What does the mockingjay symbolize?
What are muttations or mutts?
What are muttations or mutts?
How does Katniss feel about the mockingjays? What do they remind her of?
How does Katniss feel about the mockingjays? What do they remind her of?
What is Haymitch's role?
What is Haymitch's role?
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Study Notes
The Hunger Games - Chapter 3 Study Notes
- Tributes taken to the Justice Center for custody.
- Prim and mother will manage with goat milk, cheese, and the apothecary business if Katniss doesn't return.
- Gale supports mother and Prim by providing herbs and game if Katniss dies.
- Katniss feels abandoned by her mother's past illness, which affected her ability to care for them; her mother reminds her of this emotional struggle.
- Though Katniss believes she cannot win against the competition, she is determined to fight and not give up.
- Visitors before Katniss leaves include the Baker (cookies), Madge (gold mockingjay pin), and Gale (advice on hunting); these gestures surprise Katniss.
- Madge's pin symbolizes District 12 and represents resistance, strength, unity, and protection associated with Katniss' father.
- Gale compares the Hunger Games to hunting, highlighting Katniss's skills as the best hunter with practical experience in survival.
- Past tributes froze to death due to lack of resources; this resulted in a constant presence of wood during the games.
- Cameras are likened to insects, underscoring the invasive nature of the Capitol's surveillance.
- Katniss maintains an expression of boredom, reflecting her practiced emotional restraint.
- Peeta shows vulnerability through tears, appearing weak, which Katniss questions as a possible strategy for survival.
- Travel between districts is forbidden, highlighting the oppressive nature of their society.
- District 12's primary export is coal, indicating its industrial nature.
- Tributes are being sent to the Capitol, marking a significant transition in their journey.
- The Capitol is situated in a region previously known as the Rockies, indicating the geographical shifts over time.
- District 12 is located in an area once called Appalachia, significant for its coal mining history.
- Educational focus in District 12 is on basic literacy and coal-related knowledge, illustrating limited opportunities.
- Katniss suspects the Capitol is withholding truths about the past rebellion due to a lack of honest historical accounts.
- The mockingjay pin symbolizes both District 12 and embodies themes of resistance, protection, and unity.
- Muttations, or mutts, are genetically altered animals employed by the Capitol to monitor rebels, including jabberjays used for surveillance.
- Katniss finds comfort in mockingjays as they remind her of her father, who would communicate with them while hunting.
- Haymitch serves as the mentor and lifeline to District 12 tributes, guiding them through the Games.
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