2. Chapter 27 What did Lucy Gray mean by "I was the bet you lost in the reaping"? She implies that the Capitol bet against her but they lost because she won the Hunger Games. She is referencing the bet Billy Taupe made that he could be with both Lucy Gray and Mayfair. She suggests that Coriolanus'involvement with her was a result of his mistake, and now he's trapped by it. She refers to how her survival is now linked to Coriolanus's failure in the capitol's eyes.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a comprehension question from the novel "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins. The question asks us to interpret the meaning of a quote by the character Lucy Gray.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The quote is "I was the bet you lost in the reaping". This quote is a metaphorical statement, and we need to understand the context of the novel to interpret it correctly.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The novel is set in a dystopian future where the Capitol organizes the Hunger Games, a brutal competition where children are forced to fight to the death. The phrase "the bet you lost in the reaping" refers to the Capitol's bet against Lucy Gray.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The Capitol had bet against Lucy Gray winning the Hunger Games, but she won. This means that the Capitol lost their bet, which is why Lucy Gray says "I was the bet you lost in the reaping".<br /><br />## Step 5<br />The other options are not correct because they do not accurately reflect the context of the quote. Lucy Gray is not referencing a bet Billy Taupe made, nor is she suggesting that Coriolanus's involvement with her was a result of his mistake. She is also not referring to how her survival is now linked to Coriolanus's failure in the Capitol's eyes.