Chapter 17

1. What happens to Katniss in the explosion?

the explosion knocks katniss down.the explosions so loud that katniss cant hear anything for while. an acrid smoke fills the air witch is bad for katniss cuz she's still trying to regain the ability to breathe.

2. Why does Katniss leave the rendezvous point?

katniss leaves the rendezvous point cuz she knows that rue should've come back. katniss kind of wait for a while until she hears someone screaming. she hears and she knows its rue. rue starts yelling katniss's name. katniss goes and follows her yelling until she finds her.

3. What happens to Rue?

Rue dies cuz a spear enters her body. rue was first stuck on a net later katniss frees her :).when katniss was about to get her hand a spear enters her body:( 

Important Quotes 

"the impact with the hard-packed earth of the plain knocks the wind out of me."pg.222

"there's something about about that sly grin that makes me sure that being friends with foxface would immediately get me a knife in the back."pg.227

"the more time that passes, the less hopeful i am that this is an injury that will heal."pg.229

"she just had time to reach her hand through a mesh and says my name before a spear enters her body."pg.232