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How does volunteering work in Hunger Games?
Volunteering. Katniss volunteering for Prim. If someone so chooses, they may volunteer to take the place of a tribute who is selected. This is often done by Career Tributes who spend their lives training to compete in the Hunger Games.
Why do you think the mayor disregards protocol when Katniss volunteers?
Why don’t the people of District 12 clap when Katniss volunteers? It’s their “boldest form of dissent” against the Capitol–to let every viewer and Capitol citizen know that they do not agree with the reaping or Hunger Games.
How are District 12 actions at the reaping described by the TV commentators?
Q. How are District 12’s actions at the reaping described by the TV commentators? They comment on how bright, shiny, and happy all of the people look in District 12. The commentators’ call the people of District 12 “backwards” (meaning strange) after they do not applaud when Katniss volunteers.
Which of the following reasons best explains why the Capitol hold the reaping and the Hunger Games every year?
1. Which of the following reasons best explains why the Capitol holds the reaping and the Hunger Games every year? It’s a way for the Capitol to show off its power. It helps the Capitol to keep track of the population in each of the districts….Expanding Your Vocabulary.
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What act of defiance did District 12 engage in?
What act of defiance did District 12 engage in? They made the sign of the mockingjay in unison. Not one single person clapped when Katniss took the stage at the reaping. They refused to allow Prim to be chosen for the reaping.
Who can volunteer as tribute in The Hunger Games?
Tributes are residents of the 12 districts of Panem who are forced/volunteered to participate in an annual Hunger Games. Except in special cases, such as for Quarter Quells, twenty-four children between the ages of 12 and 18 are chosen at random. Every district must give two tributes, a girl and a boy.
How do the citizens of District 12 support Katniss as their tribute?
As a tribute to Katniss, the audience members hold their three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and then hold them out to Katniss, a District 12 gesture that shows admiration, thanks, and goodbye to someone they love.
Why do newcomers like Cinna get assigned to District 12?
Why do newcomers like Cinna get assigned to district 12? It is the least desirable district. How does Katniss describe the people of the capital?
How does Katniss describe the Capitol accent in the real world?
How does Katniss describe the Capitol accent? In the real world what do we think of people that talk like that? She finds it high pitched, annoying, and fun to imitate. In the “real world”, we would find this annoying.
Why the Capitol holds the reaping and the Hunger Games every year?
That night, at the reaping ceremony, the mayor gives a speech describing how the governments of North America collapsed and the country of Panem rose up in their place. A war ensued between the Capitol and the districts. The Capitol won, and as a reminder of their defeat, the Capitol holds the Hunger Games every year.