Chapter 1 Hunger Games Summaries

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay (noun)

a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun)

cheese made from goats' milk (noun)

curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows (noun)

a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other (noun)

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun)

any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue (noun)

objects used to attack or protect something ex: guns (noun)

a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point (noun)

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area (noun)

killed as punishment for a crime (verb)

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food (noun)

are members of the military whose job is usually to help settle conflicts and maintain order in a district (Proper Noun)

the neighborhood in district 12 where katniss lives (Proper Noun)

district where katniss and her family live; coal mining district (Proper Noun)

A herb with a sweet smell (noun)

the government in charge of all 12 Districts and the reason for the Hunger Games and Reapings each year. (Proper Noun)

The ruins of North America now called Panem. Consists of 12 Districts (at one point 13) in the center is the capitol where the Hunger Games are held.

(Proper Noun)

Sister of Katniss (Proper Noun)

The blackmarket where Katniss and Gale trade what they hunt and gather (Proper Noun)

Ceremony in which they pick people to go into the Hunger Games (Proper Noun)

A fight to the death on TV where 2 tributes from each district are fighting. There is only one rule... kill or be killed (Proper Noun)

Katniss' Best Friend (Proper Noun)

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth (noun)

Gales's nickname for Katniss; a hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike (Proper Noun/Noun)

Main character of the book. Volunteers for the Hunger Games.

(proper noun)

The Capitol representative assigned to District 12; possesses curly, pink hair that is possibly a wig; , concerns herself a great deal with propriety and appearances; has pink hair; she is the official escort to the Capitol for Peeta and Katniss (Proper Noun)

fruit that grows in the wild (Noun)

a way to describe the chance of an event occuring

the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) (noun)

The last year you have to participate in the Reaping; when your name is entered in The Hunger Games seven more times

the age of the first time you are required to participate in the Reaping; Primrose is 12

a thin flat piece cut off of some object (noun)

the mayor's daughter, in Katniss's grade at school, gives Katniss the mockingjay pin (Proper Noun)

an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of the law (noun)

a "token" from the Capitol - a year's worth of grain and oil for one person (noun);, a token worth a year's supply of grain for one person; by opting to put your name into the Reaping more than required, you can earn a tesserae of food (thus making the Hunger Games unfair for the poor)

someone who buys and sells goods for a living (noun)

a significant relationship between two people that is based on caring, trust, and consideration (noun)

suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival (adjective)

have a great affection or liking for (verb)

collect or gather (verb)

seek, search for (verb)

catch or try to catch fish or shellfish (verb)

a raised platform on which a speaker or conductor stands (noun)

having little money or few possessions (adjective)

The only living survivor of the Hunger Games from District 12. Town Drunk, Starts becoming a mentor when Katniss and Peeta step up to him. (Proper Noun)