Peeta’s leg smells like festering flesh because . “The deep inflamed gash oozing both blood and pus. The swelling of the leg.” This shows that Peeta must be feeling because . This shows that Katniss is thinking .

What kinds of images does the word "twinkling" suggest? dirt, earth, poverty, race leaves, trees, green, spring stars, dreams, looking upward, heaven darkness, sadness, loneliness, isolation they eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair. dinner is a casual affair. plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, tin flatware. two who are mostly good. two who have lived their day, but keep on putting on their clothes and putting things away. and remembering, with twinklings and twinges, as they lean over the beans in their rented back room that is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths. tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.

Today’s readers have more scientific knowledge than readers of previous eras what effect does that have on their reading of science fiction stories

How does the excerpt offer comic relief?