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to protect her little sister, for she is practically responsible for her mom and prim. besides she knows prim wouldn't survive the Hunger Games because once katniss tried to show prim how to hunt and prim was scared

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When did chapter 3 take place in the Hunger Games?

Chapter 3 in the Hunger games is taken place in the justice building in district 12 after Katniss has voulnteered for Prim at the reaping and Peeta Mellark has been chosen the peacekeepers take them there to say bye to friends and family.


What happend at the district 12 reaping that surprises Katniss?

Her sister was chosen even though she had only one slip. Katniss bravely sacrificed herself in her sister's place.


Who are Katniss sisters in the hunger games?

Katniss's sister is Primrose(also known as Prim). Prim was chosen for the Hunger Games as a tribute, but Katniss took her place.


What does family mean to Katniss?

It means dear to her, and very significant as well. This theory proves its point because in the first book, The Hunger Games, or the movie, when Prim is chosen as tribute for the Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers because she doesn't want Prim to die. Without much chance of actually surviving, she goes out there anyways, in place of her sister.


Who are the main characters in hunger games?

Katniss Everdeen is the main character and she is a girl from District 12 that volunteers to compete in the Hunger Games in the place of her sister.Peeta Mellark is the one other person that is chosen also from District 12 to enter the Hunger Games and later falls in love with Katniss. His family runs a bakery.Gale Hawthorne is a boy that is a little older than Katniss and lives in the District also. He is Katniss' best friend. Katniss helps and sometimes supports his family.Primrose Everdeen is Katniss' younger sister. Katniss takes her place in the Hunger Games. She cares for Prim very much and took her place to protect her.Haymitch Abernathy is Katniss and Peeta's mentor in the Hunger Games, one of the two to win from District 12. He has a tendency to drink a lot.Effie Trinket is the escort for District 12, and has bright pink hair. She draws the names in the Reaping.See 'related links' for more.The main character is Katniss Everdeen. She's named after a water root. Then there's Peeta Mellark. The baker's son. And there's Gale Hawthorne, which is Katniss's best friend before the Hunger Games actually take place. Prim (Primrose) Everdeen is Katniss's younger sister. There's a lot more but there's the basics, I guess.The main charecters are katniss and peeta but you have haymitch Effie primrose Finnick Johanna beetee wiress Plutarch and mags

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What girl is chosen for the hunger games and who takes her place?

Katniss Evergreen


Who is the first chosen to go to the first hunger games?

Katniss's sister, primrose (they call her prim for short) gets chosen first but than Katniss volunteers to participate instead of prim.


How many reaping tickets does Katniss have each year?

In The Hunger Games, Katniss's name is entered in the reaping 20 times. Her name never gets chosen in the first book, her sister's Prim name does. Katniss then volunteers as tribute to compete in place of Prim.


How does Katniss save her sister from the reaping?

Katniss saves Prim from the reaping by volunteering to go into the arena instead of her little sister.Really, Katniss saves Prim from the Hunger Games, not the reaping. When Prim's name was called to come onto the stage so she would be announced as a tribute, Katniss was pulled back into memories. Katniss couldn't stand the thought of Prim going into the Hunger Games, she loved her so much. So Katniss volunteered to take Prim's place, and Prim was saved.


When did chapter 3 take place in the Hunger Games?

Chapter 3 in the Hunger games is taken place in the justice building in district 12 after Katniss has voulnteered for Prim at the reaping and Peeta Mellark has been chosen the peacekeepers take them there to say bye to friends and family.


What happend at the district 12 reaping that surprises Katniss?

Her sister was chosen even though she had only one slip. Katniss bravely sacrificed herself in her sister's place.


Who are Katniss sisters in the hunger games?

Katniss's sister is Primrose(also known as Prim). Prim was chosen for the Hunger Games as a tribute, but Katniss took her place.


What does family mean to Katniss?

It means dear to her, and very significant as well. This theory proves its point because in the first book, The Hunger Games, or the movie, when Prim is chosen as tribute for the Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers because she doesn't want Prim to die. Without much chance of actually surviving, she goes out there anyways, in place of her sister.


Who are the main characters in hunger games?

Katniss Everdeen is the main character and she is a girl from District 12 that volunteers to compete in the Hunger Games in the place of her sister.Peeta Mellark is the one other person that is chosen also from District 12 to enter the Hunger Games and later falls in love with Katniss. His family runs a bakery.Gale Hawthorne is a boy that is a little older than Katniss and lives in the District also. He is Katniss' best friend. Katniss helps and sometimes supports his family.Primrose Everdeen is Katniss' younger sister. Katniss takes her place in the Hunger Games. She cares for Prim very much and took her place to protect her.Haymitch Abernathy is Katniss and Peeta's mentor in the Hunger Games, one of the two to win from District 12. He has a tendency to drink a lot.Effie Trinket is the escort for District 12, and has bright pink hair. She draws the names in the Reaping.See 'related links' for more.The main character is Katniss Everdeen. She's named after a water root. Then there's Peeta Mellark. The baker's son. And there's Gale Hawthorne, which is Katniss's best friend before the Hunger Games actually take place. Prim (Primrose) Everdeen is Katniss's younger sister. There's a lot more but there's the basics, I guess.The main charecters are katniss and peeta but you have haymitch Effie primrose Finnick Johanna beetee wiress Plutarch and mags


Why doesnt katniss go to the lake in the hunger games?

because its an easy place to be killed


When did the Hunger Games begin?

The Hunger Games started with the picking of the tributes for the Games. Katniss' sister is picked but Katness goes in her place.


Who are Katniss Peeta and Gale from the hunger games are?

In the hunger games, Katniss is a 16 year old girl that takes her little sisters place in the hunger games, Peeta is a boy that is in the same district as Katness that also goes to the hunger games. Gale is a boy that calls Katniss, Katnip. They are all in the same district.