Saturday, October 16, 2010

The Hunger Games ~ Ch. 20


Chapter 20
1. What is Peeta's condition?
~ He has a very high fever.His leg is also still swollen. Peeta can't walk or climb anywhere because of his leg. It hurts him. His stings are the only things that have improved.
2. How do the Gamemakers try to entice the tributes? What does Katniss think they have for her?
~ They say they are going to have some sort of feast. She thinks it is just a trick or a scheme. She decides to go anyway. When she arrives there she sees a number of backpacks. They bigger ones are for the Career tributes. The smallest backpack, which the handles barely fit around your wrist, is marked with the number 12 on it. That means it is their backpack. Each backpack contains things that will help them survive.
3. What does Haymitch send Katniss? Why?
~ Haymitch sends Katniss some special syrup. The syrup makes people fall asleep. Katniss gave it to Peeta, but she didn't give it to him alone. She mixed it with berries and mint leaves and she said she made jam. She did this so he wouldn't really taste the sleep syrup. She gave it to Peeta so he could fall asleep and she could go to the feast.
Important Quotes
~"He tries to make himself vomit the stuff up, but it's too late, he's already losing consciousness. Even as he fades away, I can see in his eyes what I've done is unforgivable." ( 277)
~"Then I see the red streaks starting to crawl up his leg. Blood poisoning. Unchecked, it will kill him for sure." (265)
~"I'll keep him going for a day or two, and then the infection will reach his heart or his brain or his lungs and he'll be gone."  (276)
~"Getting the broth into Peeta takes an hour of coaxing, begging, threatening, and yes, kissing, but finally, sip by sip, he empties the pot."  (262)

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