The Hunger Games Chapter 13 Reading Comprehension test

1. What is Katniss doing at the start of Chapter 13? At the start of Chapter 13 Katniss is sitting in a treeto hidefrom the Careers. 2. On page 208, what two things does Katniss have in the bag? Katniss has her packback and water bottle in the bag. 3. Who has started the fire? The Gamemakers have started the fire. 4. Use page 209 in Chapter 13 to explain the motivation behind starting the fire? The fire is designed to flush the tributes out, to drive them together. 5. How long does Katniss allow herself to rest when running from the fire on page 210? Five minutes Two minutes One minute 6. Katniss believes the fire was just to get the tributes moving, on page 211 she says the real twist has just begun. What is it? Having no water to drink Being chased by wild animals Being hit by fireballs 7. How does Katniss avoid the fire? (page 212) She finds a pond and submerges in the water She hides in a tree and covers herself with branches She runs, zigzags, dives and leaps 8. On page 213, Katniss is finally hit by fire. Where is the burn? Her calf Her back Her feet 9. On page 215, Katniss follows her mother's advice for treating burns. What does she do? Cover them in mud Nothing Put them in cold water 10. On page 216, what else does Katniss recall her mother says about severe burns? If a burn's severe, the victim might not even feel pain because the nerves would be destroyed. 10. Katniss seemed really angry at her mother at the start of the novel and yet when in difficulty herself she remembers important lessons her mother has taught her. What can we INFER (guess or work out ) about how Katniss views her mother? 11. On page 218, Katniss checks her belongings. What has not survived the fire? Her sleeping bag Her jacket Her knife 12. On page 219, Katniss hears the tributes closing in and she uses a simile to describe them. What is it? Still, they are closing in, just like a pack of wild dogs. 13. Why can the Careers not catch Katniss up the tree? They cannot see her Some are injured and others are dead They are too heavy to climb up 14. Who is the first to attempt to climb the tree? Cato Glimmer Peeta 15. How else do they try to get her out of the tree? Throw rocks at her Shake the tree Shoot her with arrows 16. What else is up the tree with Katniss? Peeta Rue A skunk