In The Hunger Games, people can purchase tesserae by agreeing to enter additional slips in the reaping. The tesserae can then be exchanged for a year’s supply of grain or oil. “Tesserae” is a real word with historical roots. Use a print or an online dictionary to find which definition of tesserae most closely matches the way in which the word is used in The Hunger Games. Write your definition. Explain how you decided on your choice of meaning.