Peeta, Peeta, Peeta

I feel bad for Peeta. He has been drugged with sleep syrup, that Haymitch sent to Katniss to use to against Peeta and Peeta's wishes . Peeta's was in worse shape than Katniss was but Haymitch sends gifts to Katniss and none to Peeta, until Katniss meets up with Peeta. Do think Haymitch plays favorites or is it part of a strategy? If you were in Katniss's shoes would you have drugged Peeta? Was this a smart move on Katniss's part?

Madison OoO

Others

When the games first start Katniss and Peeta play the couple card. They show affection for each other through out the game, like when Peeta is sick and Katniss kisses him a lot to get him to do what she wants him to do. At first when I read this I thought doesn't she care what Gale thinks about her, but then I started wonder what about the rest of district 12, her mom and sister, or Peeta's family. How do you think they felt and reacted? Please be specific on how each person felt and their reaction.

Madisson OoO

Prim or Rue

In the book Katniss thinks about Rue in a friendly way because Rue reminds Katniss of her sister Prim. Even when Rue is about to die Katniss is still thinking about Rue connected to her sister not Rue as her own person. "But if this is Prim's, I mean, Rue's last request" (Collins 234). Why do think the author put this quote in the book?  Do you think Katniss would have allied up with Rue if Rue didn't remind her of her sister?  
Madison OoO

Q13) The Mutts

Question 13)
At the climax of the novel, Cato, Katniss, and Peeta are stranded at the top of the cornucopia, left to fight each other, and defend themselves from government made mutts attacking them.  Katniss discovers that each dog like creature seems to resemble someone in the games.  Do you think that the Gamemakers really made the mutts out of the dead tributes, or do you think that the Gamemakers just made the mutts to look like the tributes to tug the heartstrings of the remaining tributes? 
(oh, and just a side note I want to add (sorry it's a bit off-topic) but, I never want to go hunting with Peeta! Do you agree?)
~Rebecca

Q12) Cato

Question 12)
Cato is the last competitor left in the Hunger Games.  Peeta and Katniss don't know whether to go after him, until they find the lakes dried up.  Before that, what would you do to fight Cato?  Would you go after him?  Would you wait till he finds you?  Would you hope the Gamemakers would push you together?  All I know, is that he is the one tribute I would never want to fight.
~Rebecca

Q11) Prim's goat

Question 11)
Peeta asks Katniss to tell him a happy story.  Katniss then goes on to tell, in my opinion, and extremely dull and boring story about getting Prim's goat.  I don't know about you, but I feel that this story adds nothing to the novel.  I could care less about Prim's goat, really.  We are in the middle of the Hunger Games!  There is death left and right, and you take time to tell a silly story about a goat!?  Why do you think Suzanne Collins added this part of the book?  Do you think that it was a good idea to add it?
~Rebecca

Q10) Peeta's love

Question 10)
Once Katniss finds Peeta after Rue's HORRIBLE death, he seems very set on kissing her, even though he's near death.  I know that Haymitch wants them to act like a couple, but doesn't Peeta seem awfully urgent to show affection?  Do you think Peeta really love Katniss, or has he been playing the couple card the whole time?
~Rebecca