Mockingjay+Ch+16-18


 * Chapters 16-18**

29. Did Katniss’ speech work in District 2? Explain your answer.

30. What was named from? How does the saying Plutarch tells Katniss reflect the image of our society?

31. What were the two most special things about the wedding?

32. What is your impression of Johanna by the end of Chapter 17?

33. How do you know when a District 13 soldier received their orders?

34. Why do you think President Coin sent Peeta to 451?


 * 16. Why is it so hard for Katniss to accept Gale’s idea for trapping the workers inside the Nut (“I can’t condemn someone to the death he’s suggesting”)? What does she mean when she says to the wounded man in the square, “I’m tired of being a piece in their Games”? How many ways does the invasion of the Capitol remind Katniss of the Games? **


 * 17. Discuss Katniss’s feelings of guilt and insecurity when confronting Peeta. What makes her say, “Finally, he can see me for who I really am. Violent. Distrustful. Manipulative. Deadly”? What makes her think the worst of herself? **


 * 18. What are Coin’s motives in ordering Peeta to join Katniss’s squad in the Capitol? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having him on the squad? When Boggs transfers the holo to Katniss, why does he say, “Don’t trust them”? Whom does he mean? **