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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kidnaps Beatrice and attempts to throw her into the chasm in Chapter Twenty-One?

2. What faction does Beatrice believe is going to be used to fight after her discussion with Four in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

3. Who says in Chapter Thirty-Seven, "Sometimes pain is for the greater good"?

4. Beatrice hears a woman's voice talking to whom about finding Divergent rebels amongst the initiates in Chapter Twenty-One?

5. How does Natalie rescue Beatrice from the tank of water in Chapter Thirty-Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Beatrice and Caleb to argue in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

2. What are the first two fears in the fear landscape Beatrice encounters in Chapter Twenty-Five? Whose fears are these?

3. What actions does Four take in the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Nine?

4. What does Jeanine reveal about Divergents within the Abnegation faction in Chapter Thirty-Four?

5. What happens after the initiates complete their training in Chapter Thirty-One? What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

6. What does Caleb reveal about the happenings within Erudite in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

7. How are the themes of fear and coming of age developed in Chapters Twenty-Five through Twenty-Seven?

8. How would you describe the development of the relationship between Beatrice and Four in Chapter Twenty-Two?

9. What new simulation do the initiates encounter in Chapter Twenty-Seven? How does Beatrice respond to this simulation?

10. What is the central conflict that dominates Chapter Thirty-Eight? What internal conflicts does Beatrice face in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of competition that is established for the Dauntless initiates in the beginning of their initiation process. How many of the Dauntless initiates will be eliminated in the process of initiation? How many will be welcomed into the faction? How does this setup establish competition within the ranks?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of bravery and selflessness in Divergent. How are selflessness and bravery compared in the narrative? Who makes this observation? Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Four in the narrative. Why is he called Four? What is his real name? What was his birth faction? What kind of character is he? What motivates Four?

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