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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 instructs the Dauntless initiates to jump from a building into an unseen entrance to the headquarters in Chapter Six?

2. Beatrice believes that the dormitory reeks of what odor in Chapter Seventeen?

3. What is Al's ranking in Chapter Sixteen?

4. Whom does Four pick first for his team in Chapter Twelve?

5. How do Beatrice, Uriah, and the other Dauntless get down from the top of the building in Chapter Seventeen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thoughts does Beatrice entertain regarding the Abnegation faction as she awaits her aptitude test in Chapter Two?

2. What does Four inform Beatrice about the simulation before it begins in Chapter Eighteen?

3. What does Four inform Beatrice about her performance in the simulation in Chapter Eighteen?

4. How would you describe the level of competition between Beatrice, Will, and Christina as the initiates pass into stage two of training?

5. How does Eric describe the rules of battle when fight training begins? Who fights the first round?

6. How does Eric describe the conclusion of the initiation process to the new initiates when they arrive at the compound? How many new Dauntless members will be accepted?

7. How would you describe the relationship between family and factions in the novel? Which is more important?

8. What does Natalie reveal about the latest events within Abnegation in Chapter Fifteen?

9. Where does Natalie lead Beatrice within the Dauntless compound in Chapter Fifteen? Why is this significant?

10. What do Beatrice and Al discuss in the dorm room in the beginning of Chapter Sixteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the boundaries that surround the city in the novel. From what are the boundary walls protecting the city? What faction guards these boundary walls? Who lives outside the boundary? What do you think the boundary symbolizes in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family versus faction in Divergent. How does the society in which Beatrice lives perceive the importance of family? How do the concepts of family and family connections correlate to the importance of factions in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Al and Peter in the novel. How are they similar? How are they different? What brings Al and Peter together? What one act do they perform together? What is the fate of each?

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