Ch. 16 Questions

Chapter 16

1. What is Katniss' defensive attack?
   Katniss' offensive attack is to steal all the food from The Careers because since they have a surplus of food they do not have the need to hunt unlike herself who has to usually hunt and gather.

2. In what ways are the Careers at disadvantage?
   The Careers are at a disadvantage because they do not know what it is like to starve unlike Katniss who usually goes through it on a daily basis can survive through it and still be productive.

3. What important information does Rue provide?
   Rue provides very important information because she tells Katniss with information about the Careers and where they keep their food and who is guarding it and she tells her this information and Katniss can go through with her plan to destroy the Careers food and steal a bit for herself.

4. What is Rue's favorite thing? How does this connect to Katniss?
   Rue's favorite thing is music. She tells Katniss that she loves to sing at home while she is working in the trees in agriculture. Rue likes Katniss's MockingJay pin because Rue would sing with the MockingJay's all the time. This connects with Katniss because her father would sing to her in the woods and the birdies would stop singing to hear his voice.

5. Why can't Katniss get to the bountey of supplies? How is she able to destroy it?
   Katniss is not able to get to the bountey of supplies because it is surrounded by the land mines that they had used when they were going to get of off the little area they had. The boy tribute from District 3 set the mines and in the pile there was a bag of apples that she shot and once they hit the floor it was Boom! Boom!