Chapter 13 Summary:
- Kat scrambles out of tree, grabs whatever she can, runs, follows the animals
- Heat and smoke are horrible
- Kat knows the Gamemakers set the fire to liven things up
- There are two groups: the Career Pack and the rest of the tributes – the fire will drive them together
- Kat’s jacket catches on fire, she extinguishes it
- Throws up from coughing, smoke in lungs
- Under a rock, a fireball blasts at her, then several more
- To remain still is death – they want the tributes moving
- She throws up again, notices fire has burned 6 inches of her hair
- Another fireball – hits her right calf – burns leg and hands
- Finds a pool of water, tries to soothe burns, and bathes
- Decides to stay by pond
- Hears footsteps – it’s the Careers, she runs, climbs a tree (in agonizing pain)
- Careers are at base of tree, but Kat thinks she has an advantage 20 feet up because she’s 50-60 pounds lighter than any of them
- She calls down to them, invites them up the tree
- Cato agrees, thinks of taking the bow and arrow (Kat now realizes that Peeta distracted her from getting the bow and arrow from the cornucopia on the first day).
- He decides to take his sword
- Kat climbs further up the tree, Cato falls to ground (branch broke)
- A girl named Glimmer tries to climb up, branches crack, she tries to shoot an arrow at Kat – not good – Kat’s now 80 feet up
- They give up on Kat for now, decide to try again in the morning
- Kat makes a bed in tree, can’t sleep
- She sees eyes looking at her from next tree, think it’s a possum, but it’s little Rue. Kat’s not sure how long she’s been there
- Rue points up Kat’s tree
Chapter 14 Summary:
- About 15 feet up in the tree is a wasp’s nest
- Kat fears they are Tracker Jackers = deadly
- Kat decides to saw off the branch with the hive, so that it will fall on the Careers below. She does it during the anthem to muffle the sound.
- She gets about ¾ done, the anthem ends, she must stop
- She goes back to her spot in tree, finds 1st sponsor gift: small plastic pot on a silver parachute – medicine – she puts it on her burns
- Goes to sleep, next morning, eats/drinks a bit. She whispers to Rue, Rue hops several trees over, Careers are sleeping
- Kat climbs up to the hive, saws off the branch, Kat gets stung by 3 tracker jackers, hive falls, Careers get stung, run. Glimmer dies. Other girl dies too.
- Kat remembers that she had bow and arrow – goes to get it
- Careers return, she tries to shoot arrow, can’t
- Peeta appears, he tells her to run
- She doesn’t know if she’s hallucinating (from the bee stings)
- She realizes that Peeta just saved her life
Chapter 15 Summary:
- Poison seems to be out of Kat’s body, she’s not sure how much time has passed (1 or 2 days?)
- She arrows a rabbit, gets cleaned off in water, treats burns
- Builds fire, cooks meat
- Sees Rue in next tree, asks if she wants to form an alliance
- Shares food with Rue, Rue gives her leaves to treat burns
- Kat puts ointment on Rue’s forearm
- We learn that District 11 is agriculture-based, but they’re forbidden to eat any of it
- Kat and Rue pool their food, and divide it up
- Rue has a slingshot, socks, water skin, shard of rock
- Rue sees Kat’s “sunglasses”, which Kat felt were useless, because she couldn’t see properly – Rue tells her they’re night vision glasses
- Girls share a sleeping bag, go to sleep
- Wake up, missed 2 nights, find out that there are 10 tributes left
- Kat tells Rue that Peeta saved her life
- Rue tells her that she spied on Careers, and Peeta is no longer with them
- Kat tries glasses, can see everything
- Rue tells her Careers have 2 pairs too
- Rue says how much stronger the Careers are
- Kat says – Careers can’t feed themselves, but they have supplies
- Kat thinks of a plan to take their supplies…
STUDENT FOLLOW-UPS:
CHAPTER 13 FOLLOW UP:
- When Kat is up the tree, why does she call down to the tributes below and invite them up?
- Find 5 tricky vocabulary words, and write each of them in a sentence of your own.
CHAPTER 14 FOLLOW UP:
- The tracker jackers’ stings make Kat hallucinate (see things that aren’t real). Tell about the things she sees.
- Find 5 tricky vocabulary words, and write each of them in a sentence of your own.
CHAPTER 15 FOLLOW UP:
- Kat and Rue form an alliance. How does each girl benefit from the other one being their ally?
- Write a summary of Chapter 15.
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