Vocabulary Terms Quiz

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What does foresight mean?

Unwise; not cautious

Venomous snakes

A place of fiery heat or destruction

Care or provision for the future (correct)

What does imprudent mean?

Unwise; not cautious

Define inferno.

Hell; a place of fiery heat or destruction

What are vipers?

Venomous snakes Signup and view all the answers

What does stupor mean?

In a daze, shock (usually caused by drugs) Signup and view all the answers

What is a fiend?

The devil; someone wicked or evil Signup and view all the answers

Describe bravado.

Show off or bragging; showy defiance; false expression of courage Signup and view all the answers

What does befuddled mean?

To confuse or baffle Signup and view all the answers

What does noxious refer to?

Harmful; hurtful; unhealthy Signup and view all the answers

Define prestigious.

Honored; respected Signup and view all the answers

What does evasion mean?

Escaping or avoiding Signup and view all the answers

What is a rendezvous?

Agreement to meet at a certain time & place; the planned meeting Signup and view all the answers

Describe a copse.

Thicket of small trees or bushes Signup and view all the answers

Thank goodness, I had the ________________________ to belt myself in.

foresight Signup and view all the answers

Maybe it's ___________________________ to check them with the others so close.

imprudent Signup and view all the answers

I've just decided to try and loop back around, although it will require miles of travel away from the _____________________________ and then a very circuitous route back, when the first fireball blasts into the rock about two feet from my head.

inferno Signup and view all the answers

I might also then fall straight into a pit of ____________________, but I can't worry about that now.

vipers Signup and view all the answers

If the Careers want me, let them find me, I think before drifting into a __________________________.

stupor Signup and view all the answers

He hits the ground hard and I'm hoping he possibly broke his neck when he gets back to his feet, swearing like a __________________.

fiend Signup and view all the answers

All my _________________________ is gone.

bravado Signup and view all the answers

Somewhere in my ________________________ mind one thought connects to another and I'm on my feet, teetering through the trees back to Glimmer.

befuddled Signup and view all the answers

They bear no trace of the __________________ green slime that came from Glimmer's body — which leads me to believe that might not have been wholly real — but they have a fair amount of dried blood on them.

noxious Signup and view all the answers

Maybe being the least ____________________________________, poorest, most ridiculed district in the country has its advantages.

prestigious Signup and view all the answers

A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and _______________________.

evasion Signup and view all the answers

I even insist she take my sleeping bag, in case it's not possible to ___________________________________ by nightfall.

rendezvous Signup and view all the answers

I make it to the __________________ Rue has told me about and again have to admire her cleverness.

copse Signup and view all the answers

What is Peeta's physical condition at the beginning of chapter 12?

Peeta's face is swollen with bruises, his arm is bandaged, and he has a slight limp. Signup and view all the answers

Why has Peeta been kept alive by the Career Tributes?

He is the career pack's best chance at finding Katniss, plus, he is handy with a knife. Signup and view all the answers

Why is Katniss angry with Haymitch?

Haymitch has the ability and resources to send Katniss water, but he does not. Signup and view all the answers

Where in the arena does Katniss find water?

Katniss finds a pond after collapsing from dehydration and exhaustion. Signup and view all the answers

Whom does Katniss believe to have started the fire?

The Gamemakers Signup and view all the answers

What is the new twist of the game?

The fireballs the Gamemakers created along with the original fire. Signup and view all the answers

What is ironic about Katniss' injury?

Katniss was known as 'the girl who was on fire' during the opening ceremony thanks to Cinna's costume. Now, Katniss has literally been on fire due to the fireballs. Signup and view all the answers

What does Katniss realize from the top of the tree? What surprising thing does she do?

Katniss realizes that the career tributes are too heavy to climb up the tree. The branches will not support their weight. Katniss teases the other tributes and acts braver than she feels. Signup and view all the answers

What is different about the wasps found at the Hunger Games?

The wasps in the arena are called 'tracker jackers,' they are a genetically modified creation from the Capitol. The tracker jackers are larger than regular wasps and much more dangerous. The sting of a tracker jacker is so painful that it causes hallucinations, and in some cases, death. Signup and view all the answers

What was the first gift from Katniss' sponsors by way of Haymitch?

Burn medicine for her injuries. Signup and view all the answers

Which tribute alerts Katniss to the tracker jacker nest?

Rue Signup and view all the answers

How does Katniss disperse the Career Tributes? What was the result? What item does she acquire?

Katniss drops a tracker jacker nest on the career tributes in the middle of the night. Peeta and some of the other Careers run off to the lake. Glimmer doesn't escape in time and she dies from all the tracker jacker stings. Katniss is able to retrieve the bow and arrows that were originally Glimmer's. Signup and view all the answers

What is happening to Katniss at the end of chapter 14? What does she realize before she blacks out?

Katniss is hallucinating because of the tracker jacker stings she received. Katniss realizes that Peeta just saved her life. Signup and view all the answers

What is the new alliance? Why does Katniss want to form this alliance?

Katniss forms an alliance with Rue because she has been smart enough to survive the Hunger Games so far. Rue also reminds Katniss of her little sister, Prim. Signup and view all the answers

Why are citizens not allowed to eat crops in District 11?

The mayor of District 11 is very strict. Anyone caught with more than their assigned amount of food is whipped publicly. Signup and view all the answers

What does Katniss discover has happened to Peeta?

Peeta is no longer with the Careers. Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of trust between Katniss and Rue?

Katniss and Rue trust each other completely. Signup and view all the answers

Why is food such an important key? What advantage do Katniss and Rue have?

Finding food is one of the main challenges in the Hunger Games. The Career tributes are not used to hunting and finding their food. At home, they typically have all the food they want and need. Katniss and Rue are from poorer districts and are used to not having enough food. Katniss and Rue have an advantage over the career tributes because they can provide for themselves. Signup and view all the answers

What does Rue love most in the world?

Music Signup and view all the answers

Which tribute from the Careers injured Peeta before he escaped out of their reach?

Cato Signup and view all the answers

What has 'Foxface' done? What did she avoid?

Foxface figures out a way to avoid the traps the Careers placed around the Cornucopia. She then takes a few supplies and runs back into the forest. Signup and view all the answers

What kind of traps does Foxface avoid?

Landmines Signup and view all the answers

How does Katniss destroy the Career Tributes' supplies?

Katniss uses her arrows to shoot a hole in the apple bag. Once the apples hit the ground, the landmines are triggered. The career tributes' food is destroyed by the explosion from the landmine. Signup and view all the answers

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