WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHRISTOPHER BLANKS OUT?

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Read the first full paragraph on page 83. According to the clues from this paragraph, what do you think happened during the 'short while' in which Christopher had 'no memories'?

WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHAT DO YOU DO?

6/8/16 homework

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Christopher present a math problem solved by Marilyn vos Savant. Many readers would not understand Christopher's explanation of this problem. Does the reader need to be able to understand it in order to understand or enjoy the book? What do you do as a reader when you come across something you don't understand?

Christopher struggles with his view of the world

6/7/16 homework

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Do you agree with Christopher that he will be able to live on his own someday? Will he able to have a wife? Why or why not?

6/6/16 homework

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Why would a person like Christopher have trouble understanding concepts of religion and God?

CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT

6/3/16 homework

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Christopher states that he does not lie because he cannot lie.  Imagine a world where everyone was like Christopher and they could not lie.  How would life be different?  List the pros and cons.

6/2/16 homework

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     How is Christopher’s writing style different from the style of other novels that you have read?

6/1/16 homework

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Name some of Christopher’s interesting characteristics:

HOW KATNISS AND PEETA END

5/31/16 homework

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1. What happens to Katniss and Peeta after they’ve announced them as the winners? 

2. Who is the first person Katniss calls out for when she recovers? 

3. Why doesn’t Katniss get to see Peeta? 

4. When the victors greet their mentor, escort, and stylist, why do they wear the same outfit they wore when they entered the arena? How might this be perceived by the Capitol audience?

5. How had Cinna helped Katniss with his wardrobe choice for her?

6. As part of their victors’ duties, what will Peeta & Katniss have to do in a few months? 

7. What is Katniss’s & Peeta’s relationship like at the end of the book?  Why?

THE GAMES

5/27/16 homework

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1. According to Katniss, why does Cato have a “special hatred” for her? 

2. Where do Katniss & Peeta go to wait for Cato? 

3. What is Cato wearing? 

4. Why is Cato running?

5. What was Cato running from? 

6. What attributes does Katniss notice right away that distinguishes themselves as unnatural beings? 

7. What psychological impact could the wolf mutts have on a tribute? Why? Is this worse than the physical threat? Explain.

5/26/16 homework

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1. Why do you think some characters (like Katniss and Thresh) feel as though they “owe” someone for kindness, and others (like Peeta) never expect “payment” for their kindness shown. 

2. When Peeta says “Haymitch said you would take a lot of convincing,” what was he referring to? 3. Even though they’ve kissed before, how is this kiss between Peeta & Katniss different for her? 4. When & how did Peeta fall in love with Katniss? 

5. What was the gift they received at the end of chapter 22?

6. What will Katniss’s & Peeta’s job be each year if they win the Hunger Games? 

7. What conclusion do they reach about how Haymitch won his Games?

5/25/16 homework

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1. Who is the first to retrieve their pack? 

2. Where was Clove just starting to cut Katniss before she was interrupted? 

3. Who saved Katniss’s life? 

4. Why did that person save Katniss? 

5. Which tribute dies at the “feast”? 

6. What type of moth is a “green and silver” moth?

7. What might it symbolize?

5/24/16 homework

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1. List the final 6 tributes by name & district #: 

2. When Katniss checks Peeta’s wounds, she diagnoses him with what condition? 

3. What story does Katniss share with Peeta? 

4. What is Claudius Templesmith’s big announcement? 

5. What does Haymitch send Katniss? 

6. What purpose will this gift serve for Katniss and Peeta? 

7. Why is Katniss willing to go to the feast to get the medicine for Peeta?

5/23/16 homework

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1. What motivates Katniss to try to find Peeta? Is it for her own gain or well-being, or his? 

2. True or False: Katniss finds Peeta next to the lake. 

3. True or False: Katniss washes Peeta’s wounds and bandages them. 

4. True or False: Peeta and Katniss take shelter in a copse of trees. 

5. True or False: Katniss and Peeta kiss for the first time, ever. 

6. True or False: Katniss is going to have to ramp up the romance if she wants to receive more than the loaf of bread Haymitch sent. 

7. Katniss is constantly thinking about how the audience is perceiving her, whereas Peeta (we think, anyway) just says what he feels. Why?

Katniss looks for Rue

5/20/16 homework

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1. How is Katniss injured? 
2. How does Katniss know something went wrong as she is looking for Rue?
3. How does Rue die? 
4. What does the word “rue” mean?  What does it mean to “rue the day”?  How is this symbolic of the events at the end of part II? 
5. If Katniss had given Rue her knife when they separated, would things have turned out differently for Rue? Why or why not? 
6. Analyze the meadow song Katniss sings to Rue. She says it’s often sung to crying babies (think about “Rock-a-bye, Baby” or other lullabies). How does the song fit the moment? How does it relate to Rue? 
7. List all the ways that Katniss shows compassion toward Rue as she dies & after she dies: