Discussion Questions *Answer in complete sentences
1. What does Katniss do that makes you know she is playing the game?
2. How are the Gamemakers controlling the game? How does this affect Katniss?
3. What memory of home does Katniss recall?
4. How does Rue get such a high score in training?
5. Why are the Career Tributes keeping Peeta around?
6. Do you think the Careers are as smart as they are strong?
7. How is the judges' rating of Katniss working against her now?
8. Is Katniss part of an alliance with any other tributes? With whom? Who do you
think is looking out for Katniss?
9. Would you trust Rue? Why or why not?

Millicent sat down at her desk in the big study hall. tomorrow she would come to school, proudly, laughingly, without lipstick, with her brown hair straight and shoulder length, and then everybody would know, even the boys would know, that she was one of the elect. teachers would smile , thinking perhaps: so now they've picked millicent arnold. i never would have guessed it. —"initiation," sylvia plath what inference can be made about millicent from the way she is characterized indirectly? millicent is a student with straight brown hair. millicent does not usually take care of her appearance. millicent has not always been popular.