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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. How many non-Dauntless-born initiates are there in Beatrice's group when they arrive at the headquarters in Chapter Seven?

2. What is the name of the young woman that administers Beatrice's aptitude test?

3. The boy who does not make it onto the train along with the Dauntless initiates in Chapter Six is formerly from what faction?

4. What faction has recently been releasing antagonistic reports about Abnegation, according to Beatrice in Chapter One?

5. What faction did Will belong to before joining Dauntless?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of trust demonstrated through Beatrice's adventure with the Dauntless-born initiates in Chapter Seventeen?

2. What internal conflicts is Beatrice struggling with as she begins initiation into the Dauntless faction?

3. What quality defines those within the Candor faction? Who among Beatrice's friends is a former Candor?

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

5. What information does Christina coerce out of Beatrice regarding her aptitude test in Chapter Sixteen?

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

7. How would you characterize Eric based on his introduction in Chapter Six? What does Eric tell the initiates about their dorm room?

8. How is the theme of trust demonstrated in Beatrice's decision to join the Dauntless faction?

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

10. How would you describe Beatrice's world view in the beginning of the novel? How does Beatrice perceive the Abnegation faction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Divergent. Is the story related from a first, second, or third person perspective? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? How would the story differ if the narrative style were changed?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the plot structure of Divergent. Is the story told in a linear or nonlinear fashion? Where in the narrative are the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? How traditionally structured is the story?

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