Sunrise on the Reaping Quiz: 20 Questions on the Fifth Hunger Games Novel

Test your knowledge of Suzanne Collins's Sunrise on the Reaping with this 20-question quiz covering plot, character motivation, themes, and big-picture connections. Questions span the full book, from Haymitch's reaping day in District 12 through the epilogue. When you finish, check the answer key at the bottom.

Plot & Sequence (Questions 1–8)

1. What happens to Woodbine Chance during the reaping ceremony?

A) He volunteers as tribute in place of his brother
B) He attempts to flee and is shot dead by a Peacekeeper
C) He faints and is excused from the drawing
D) He attacks Drusilla Sickle and is arrested

2. What birthday gift does Lenore Dove give Haymitch in the Meadow?

A) A pocketknife from the Capitol store
B) A bag of gumdrops
C) A flint striker forged by Tam Amber
D) A mockingjay pin

3. What happens to Louella McCoy during the tribute parade?

A) She is rescued by Peacekeepers after the chariot crashes
B) She escapes into the crowd and flees the Capitol
C) She is killed when the District 12 chariot crashes after its horses bolt
D) She is selected by President Snow for a special event

4. What is Beetee's plan to disable the arena? (Short answer)

5. What training score does Haymitch receive after his private session?

A) Ten
B) Five
C) One
D) Zero

6. What happens to Ampert during the tank bombing mission?

A) He escapes with Haymitch through the tunnel
B) He is captured by Career tributes
C) He is devoured by squirrel-like mutts
D) He drowns in the flood

7. How does Maysilee Donner die?

A) She is killed by Panache in a duel
B) She dies from poisoned water in the stream
C) She falls from the cliff while fleeing the hedge
D) She is fatally wounded through the throat by pink waterbird mutts

8. What happens to Ma and Sid after Haymitch returns to District 12?

A) They are arrested by Peacekeepers for sedition
B) They die in a house fire Haymitch concludes was arson ordered by Snow
C) They flee to the woods and join the Covey
D) They are taken to the Capitol as hostages

Character Motivation (Questions 9–13)

9. Why does Haymitch refuse the birthday cake on the train?

A) He is allergic to sugar and frosting
B) He prefers the gumdrops he traded for
C) He refuses to perform for the Capitol's cameras and propaganda
D) He is too grief-stricken to eat

10. Why does Haymitch present himself as selfish in his private training session? (Short answer)

11. Why does Plutarch Heavensbee intervene when Drusilla orders Lenore Dove shot?

A) He is secretly in love with Lenore Dove
B) He wants her for farewell footage
C) He fears the crowd will riot
D) He wants to protect Haymitch from further trauma

12. Why does Haymitch decide to help surviving tributes after the volcano eruption? (Short answer)

13. Why does Haymitch refuse Plutarch's recruitment after the Victory Tour?

A) He distrusts Plutarch's motives and believes he is a Capitol spy
B) He has nothing to live for and refuses to participate in the Capitol's propaganda machine
C) He plans to lead his own rebellion in District 12
D) He is too drunk to understand the proposal

Theme & Symbol (Questions 14–17)

14. What does the flint striker symbolize for Haymitch? (Short answer)

15. The epigraph includes David Hume's proposition that the sun will not rise tomorrow. How does this connect to the narrative?

A) It foreshadows the arena's artificial sun failing
B) It relates to Lenore Dove's argument that the reaping is not inevitable and change is possible
C) It symbolizes Haymitch's fear of the dark
D) It represents the Capitol's control over weather

16. What does the arena's shape—a giant eye with the Cornucopia as the pupil—symbolize?

A) The tributes' hope for escape
B) The Gamemakers' creative genius
C) The Capitol's constant surveillance of the districts
D) The mockingjay's watchfulness over Panem

**17. What does the graffiti