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RL.3 Quiz

Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

The Hunger Games

In the woods waits the only person with whom I can be myself. Gale. I can feel the muscles in my face relaxing, my pace quickening as I climb the hills to our place, a rock ledge overlooking a valley. A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes. The sight of him waiting there brings on a smile. Gale says I never smile except in the woods.

“Hey, Catnip,” says Gale. My real name is Katniss, but when I first told him, I had barely whispered it. So he thought I'd said Catnip. Then when this crazy lynx started following me around the woods looking for handouts it became his official nickname for me. I finally had to kill the lynx because he scared off game. I almost regretted it because he wasn't bad company. But I got a decent price for his pelt.

- Suzanne Collins (2008)

1. Choose the word that best describes Katniss based on the above passage:

a) bashful

b) egotistical

c) idealistic

d) practical

2. Which sentence best shows Katniss's Feelings for Gale?

a) A thicket of berry bushes protects it from unwanted eyes.

b) I almost regretted it because he wasn't bad company.

c) In the woods waits the only person with whom I can be myself.

d) My real name is Katniss, but when I first told him, I had barely whispered it.

3. Why does Katniss say, “I can feel the muscles in my face relaxing, my pace quickening as I climb the hills to our place”?

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4. According to Katniss, why does Gale call her “Catnip”?

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5. How does Gale feel for Katniss? How do you know? Cite specific sentences from the passage to justify your answer.

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