Chapter 6 Questions

Chapter 6

1. What is an Avox? How does Katniss know the Avox?

An Avox is an outlaw that was that was caught and are used as slaves for the Capitol. So they won't speak they cut their tongues. Katniss knows an Avox because once when she was in the woods with Gale they saw two kids running away from something. And then an aircraft came and captured one and killed the other one. The one that did survive became an Avox.

2. What prevents tributes from jumping off the roof? Why do you think this is in place?

What prevents tributes from jumping off the roof is an invisible electrical field that pushes them back onto the roof. This is in place because some tributes would rather die right there than in the games. But if a tribute was to jump off the roof that would look rebellious, saying that the Capitol doesn't control them. Making the Capitol look bad.

3. What reasons would Peeta have for being curious about Gale?

Peeta might be jealous of him.Because he might like Katniss. After all he is always being nice to her ever since he was little with the loaves of burned bread and all. Or maybe he's trying to make conversation and making her feel like they're friends son in the arena it'll be hard for her to kill him, but at the first chance he'll kill her.

  Important Quotes (4 minimum)

    "Good I'm starving." (page 75-Katniss)

    "The ruins of District 13 that still smolder from the toxic bombs." (page 83-Katniss)

    "They'd had that Capitol look about them. The boy and the girl."(page 83-Katniss)

    "Some kind electric field throws you back on the roof." (page 81-Peeta)