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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 old has Beatrice just turned in Chapter One?

2. What kind of weapons are the Dauntless initiates given for the game they play in the middle of the night in Chapter Twelve?

3. Who demonstrates the technique for throwing knives in Chapter Thirteen?

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

5. What is the name of Uriah's older brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What foreshadowing is revealed when Natalie meets Four in Chapter Fifteen?

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

4. Who does Christina fight in her first round in Chapter Nine? What is the outcome of this fight?

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

6. What violent event takes place after the rankings are posted in Chapter Sixteen?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Natalie Prior. How does Beatrice’s mother differ from her father? What clues to Natalie’s past are revealed in the course of the narrative? What does Beatrice make of these clues?

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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