Why did Katniss drown Buttercup?

Katniss was averse to adopting him for posing an additional burden to the family. She tries to drown Buttercup in their header tank to spare them from further suffering, but is stopped by Prim and reluctantly allows him to stay.
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Why does Buttercup hate Katniss book?

Buttercup hates Katniss because Katniss only sees him as another mouth to feed and not a loving family member. Katniss also tried to drown Buttercup in a river.
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Did Buttercup survive in The Hunger Games?

Buttercup has not only survived the first two death-filled Hunger Games installments, but even President Snow's brutality on the home district in Part 1. As Willow Shields, who plays the doting cat owner Primrose Everdeen, says: "Somehow Buttercup has lived through all these crazy experiences."
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What breed of cat is Buttercup in Mockingjay?

The cat who played Buttercup in the final installment is a 7-year-old Maine Coone named Orion who is an accomplished show cat and has competed all over the country.
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How does Katniss feel about her sister Prim?

Katniss Everdeen had a strong relationship with her sister. Katniss stated that Prim was the only one she was sure she loved. Katniss did everything to keep Prim safe. She worked very hard to keep Prim alive and happy, hunting for food, selling, and trading at the Hob.
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Mockingjay Part 2 Katniss Yells At Buttercup



Why is Gale's name in the reaping 42 times?

All Gale wants is to keep his family and those close to him safe. By the time he was 18 (the same year "The Hunger Games" takes place), he had put his name into the Reaping 42 times in order to gain extra food for his family and reduce the chance of his three younger siblings being chosen as a District 12 tribute.
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How many times was Katniss name in the reaping?

In the movie, Gale tells Katniss that his name is entered 42 times for the Reaping. It's the why that's not explained. Children can add their name for the Reaping more times in exchange for grain and oil.
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Why does Katniss hate the cat?

Book Appearances

Buttercup is a "hideous-looking cat" that belonged to Primrose Everdeen. Prim named him Buttercup because she insisted that his muddy yellow coat matched the bright petals of the flower. Katniss Everdeen and Buttercup mutually despise each other after she attempted to drown him.
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What did Katniss realize about the mutts?

Katniss realized what these muttations were when she shot the wolf mutt that looked like Glimmer. A muttation being created at the Gamemakers' room. In the film, the mutts don't resemble the tributes at all. They look more like generic large, vicious, bulky dogs.
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Why does Haymitch not send Katniss water?

She thinks of Haymitch and her sponsors and asks for water. Nothing comes. She believes that Haymitch hates her and is punishing her, but then she decides he wouldn't do that. Instead, she interprets his withholding of water as a message, a signal telling her that she's close to water.
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How did Haymitch win The Hunger Games?

Haymitch won his own Games by using the arena's force field as a weapon – a subversive act which the Capitol did not take well. We learn in the Mockingjay book that a couple of weeks after his victory, Haymitch's mother, younger brother and girlfriend were all killed by Snow as punishment.
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How many reaping entries will Katniss have in her 16th year?

How many Reaping entries will Katniss have in her 16th year? Katniss will have 20 entries.
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What was Kat's only previous encounter with Peeta Mellark?

She stopped providing for Katniss and Prim, and generally gaveup on life. 3. Describe Katniss' only previous encounter with Peeta Mellark. Peeta gave Kat two loaves of bread when he saw her scavenging through the garbage bins behind his family's bakery.
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Why is Gale rude to Madge?

Why is Gale rude to Madge? He is bitter about the division between the haves and have-nots in their society.
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Can you be in the Hunger Games twice?

In the 25th Hunger Games, the districts voted on the tributes who got reaped; in the 50th, twice the amount of tributes were sent; in the 75th Hunger Games, the tributes were reaped from the existing pool of victors (done to force Katniss, District 12's only living female winner, back into the fray after her ploy to ...
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Why does Tigris look like a tiger?

Throughout the years, Tigris started to get surgical enhancements, specifically to alter her looks to look somewhat like a tiger getting face and arm tattoos, flattening her nose and getting some of the largest whiskers Katniss had ever seen from a Capitol citizen.
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Who did mags volunteer for?

Mags Flanagan was the female tribute from District 4 during the 75th Hunger Games, for which she volunteered for Annie Cresta. She was also the victor of the 11th Hunger Games.
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How does Peeta lose his leg?

Peeta urges Katniss to run and stays to fight fellow tribute Cato while she escapes. He survives the encounter with Cato but suffers a stab wound on his leg. He camouflages himself into the rocks and mud alongside a riverbank, slowly dying of blood poisoning until Katniss finds him days later.
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Who was Peeta's stylist?

Portia was Peeta Mellark's stylist for the 74th and 75th Hunger Games.
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Who is Madge and why does Gale get so angry at her before the reaping?

Madge is dressed for the reaping in case she's chosen, and Gale becomes angry because of the injustice of the reaping process. Katniss explains that, at age twelve, your name is entered into the drawing once; at thirteen, it's entered twice; and so on up until age eighteen.
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What are the 3 names of Katniss prep team?

Known prep teams

Katniss Everdeen's prep team for the 74th Hunger Games and 75th Hunger Games consisted of head stylist Cinna, as well as his assistants, Flavius, Venia, and Octavia.
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What do the 3 fingers mean in Hunger Games?

In the Hunger Games, the three fingers represented solidarity in a dystopian world where rebels fought for freedom against an all-powerful tyrant. The gesture first surfaced in Thailand just days after a military coup in May 2014 that caused outrage among voters across the kingdom. It was later banned.
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Is Hunger Games ok for 11 year old?

The Hunger Games is a very Good choice for Kids 14 or over, but its an iffy choice for children under 13. If your older tweens have read the book, just save the film for later.
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What is Peeta's last name?

Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson: Katniss' fellow District 12 tribute comes from a family of bread bakers, and his name is an alternate—or dystopic, if you will—spelling of pita. The humble Peeta stands in contrast to the grandiose Panem, which, as noted above, is Latin for bread.
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