Chapter 1 & 2 Questions 1. Describe District 12. District 12 is one of the poorest districts of the twelve. It is famous for its coal mining. 2. Describe the narrator Katniss. 3. What illegal activity does Katniss participate in doing? Why does she need it do this? Katniss goes out and hunts in the woods. 4. What is the reaping? Do you think this practice is fair? Explain. The reaping is an event where they choose one boy and a girl from the District 12 to compete with other districts. 5. That s not her fault, I say. No, it s no one s fault. Just the way it is, says Gale. What is Gale inferring through this statement? 6. What is the cause of the Hunger Games? 7. What kind of person do you think Peeta is? What evidence from the book led you to come to this conclusion?