The Hunger Games Review

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Across
  1. 1. items Katniss uses to decorate Rue's body before it's lifted out of the arena, likely viewed as an act of rebellion against the Capitol
  2. 3. the woman who arrives to draw names in Katniss's district and escorts the tributes to the Capitol
  3. 6. engineered Capitol muttations nesting on a branch that Katniss saws; its venom causes hallucinations and/or death
  4. 10. bird featured on Katniss's pin; used by District 11 to communicate among orchard workers
  5. 12. Peeta loses this in the Games, which surgery couldn't save
  6. 16. fired to indicate that a tribute has died; fired 11 times after the first minute of the Games
  7. 17. boy from District 11 who spends most of the Games hiding in a dangerous field; pays a debt to Katniss for her kindness to Rue by saving (and sparing) her life
  8. 18. item Katniss shoots out of the pig's mouth to get the Gamemakers' attention
  9. 20. interview host; Katniss twirls her pretty dress for him; Peeta jokes with him and tells him he has a crush on Katniss
  10. 22. weapon armed with an arrow that Katniss turns on Peeta when the rule change is revoked, though he doesn't respond similarly
  11. 24. purposely burned by Peeta so he could throw it out for Katniss, though he's punished; item sent to Katniss by District 11 after Rue's death
  12. 27. worn by Cato to protect him from injury but also prolongs his death as the wolf muttations struggle to pierce it
  13. 28. tribute who tries to shoot Katniss out of the tree; dies from the bee stings and Katniss takes her bow and arrows
  14. 33. volunteers to take her sister's place; uses her knowledge of plants & hunting in the Games
  15. 34. Katniss's ___ was lost in a state of depression after the father died, and Katniss stepped up to provide for the family.
  16. 35. tied on Peeta's bleeding leg when he's bitten by a wolf muttation; tightened by an arrow that’s eventually needed to end a tribute’s suffering
  17. 36. young District 11 girl who treats Katniss's stings and become her ally; Katniss sings to her as she dies
  18. 38. Cinna suggests Katniss & Peeta hold ___ on the chariot ride in the opening event.
  19. 39. the boy whose name is drawn to join Katniss as their district's tributes; son of the baker
  20. 43. children who usually win the Hunger Games because they prepare most of their young lives for it and are willing to participate for glory; Peeta appears to team with them at the beginning of the Games
  21. 44. Peeta admits his ___ wanted to marry Katniss's mother.
  22. 45. vessel that lifts tributes out of the arena when they've died (or won)
  23. 47. the market where Katniss and Gale sell their fish and other illegally-hunted game
  24. 49. quote often said to the tributes: "May the odds be ever in your ___."
  25. 50. On the ___ ride home after the Games, it seems Peeta's romance act wasn't just a strategy - his was genuine.
  26. 52. Katniss's ___ is damaged in the explosion when she detonates the pile of supplies, but it gets fully restored following the Games.
  27. 53. genetically modified birds created by the Capitol to collect rebel intel but were fed lies, therefore useless and rejected
  28. 56. crowns Peeta and Katniss after their victory but doesn't like the way Katniss "played" the Capitol
  29. 57. supply of grain and oil given in exchange for entering a child's name in the reaping more than the minimum requirement
Down
  1. 1. The district crowd's reaction to Katniss volunteering is a silent salute - an old gesture of pressing three ___ to their lips and holding it up.
  2. 2. feature Katniss and Rue feel comfortable climbing, though Peeta doesn't
  3. 4. Katniss's friend and hunting companion that calls her Catnip
  4. 5. the name Katniss calls the clever girl who navigates the mines to steal supplies; eats the deadly berries Peeta collected
  5. 6. the district that was destroyed by the Capitol in the historical Panem revolt
  6. 7. name for a traitor to the Capitol whose tongue gets cut out; Katniss recognizes one she could have (but regrettably didn't) save
  7. 8. type of berry Peeta collects not knowing they're poisonous; used by Katniss to bluff their suicide
  8. 9. skill Peeta excels at in the training stations; helps Peeta hide from those hunting him
  9. 11. As insisted by Haymitch, Katniss convinces the audience she acted out of ___ for Peeta.
  10. 13. Katniss's 12-year-old sister whose name is drawn in the reaping
  11. 14. boy from District 1 with a violent temper; the last tribute to die, begging for Katniss to end his prolonged misery
  12. 15. those who provide tributes with needed items during the Games, which is why Haymitch encourages Katniss to be more charming
  13. 19. Katniss's hair style, appreciated by Cinna
  14. 21. the talent Katniss's father had admired by her mother; the talent Peeta admired in Katniss when he witnessed it in school
  15. 23. former victor who sobers up to coach Katniss & Peeta
  16. 25. injected into each tribute’s arm as they head to the arena
  17. 26. girl from District 1 that attacks Katniss and is killed by Thresh
  18. 29. Katniss and Peeta ___ on screen after saving each other and it becomes confusing if it's genuine or a performance.
  19. 30. sent by Haymitch for Katniss to trick Peeta to consume so he won't stop her from going to "the feast"
  20. 31. music played each night to announce deaths which are displayed in the sky
  21. 32. an element Gamemakers launch toward Katniss to force her closer to others; hits her leg, injuring her enough to require medicine
  22. 37. structure upon which Katniss, Peeta, & Cato climb to escape the wolves
  23. 40. the annual televised event each district is forced to watch and have two children participate in
  24. 41. the mayor's daughter who gives Katniss the pin
  25. 42. synthetic feature on Katniss's and Peeta's capes & headpieces, making them crowd-favorites; Katniss's image is "the girl on ___"
  26. 43. Katniss's stylist who designs her costume, hair, & make-up; gives Katniss advice to get through her interview
  27. 46. the area in District 12 dedicated to any tribute who survives the Hunger Games
  28. 48. Peeta's condition that's deadly if untreated, which is why Katniss risks going to "the feast" to get him medicine
  29. 51. the number of seconds tributes must wait to move off their launch pad when the Games begin
  30. 54. According to the Treaty of Treason, the 12 districts must offer two ___ to fight to the death until one victor remains.
  31. 55. industry of District 12, where Katniss lives