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The Hunger Games Study Guide

by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games study guide contains a biography of Suzanne Collins, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The Hunger Games details the adventure of Katniss Everdeen, who is forced to engage in a fight-to-the-death tournament against other children. The novel takes place in Panem, a dystopic country built on what was once North America. In a world of limited resources, the despotic government run by the Capitol keeps its citizens in line by separating them into Districts and reinforcing severe class separations. But their strongest tool to promote disunion and to discourage rebellion is the Hunger Games: a yearly event where two tributes from each district are pitted against each other for the country to watch on television.

Katniss lives with her mother and younger sister Prim in District 12, the poorest of the districts. Ever since her father's…

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• The Hunger Games Summary
• About The Hunger Games
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Quotes and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 1
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 2-4
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 5-6
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 7-9
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 10-11
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 12-14
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 15-18
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 19-22
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 23-25
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 26-27
• The story of Theseus and the Minotaur
• Related Links on The Hunger Games
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• The Hunger Games: Major Themes
• The Hunger Games: Questions
• The Hunger Games: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• Suzanne Collins: Biography