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Selected for thematic weight (the most consequential one-line revelation in the novel so far), syntactic clarity (two short sentences delivering a hammer blow to the reader), and the precise structural placement as the chapter's last words.
I almost fall out of the tree. The voice belongs to Peeta.
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Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- Collins gives the chapter two different Peetas: the one who shook his head to warn Katniss away from the Cornucopia, and the one whose voice arrives later in the night with the Career pack. Are these two different people, or is something more complicated going on? What in the chapter helps you decide?
- Katniss describes the death of the boy from District 9 — he coughs blood on her face and dies with a knife in his back. Then she says, 'Thanks for the knife,' to the girl who threw it. Is Katniss losing her humanity in the arena, or is she being practical? What is the difference?
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Vocabulary Builder
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Each one the same distance away from a central point
Item 2
Something that saves you from a bad fate, often at the very last moment
Item 3
Opponents or enemies in a contest, fight, or struggle
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