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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. Beatrice says in Chapter Thirty-Nine, "We are creatures of loss; we have left everything behind. I have no home, no path, and no_________________."

2. Who is ranked second among the Dauntless initiates at the completion of their training?

3. What kind of job does Christina say she may want now that initiation is over in Chapter Thirty-Two?

4. In what part of the body does Beatrice shoot Peter in Chapter Thirty-Seven?

5. Whom does Beatrice punch for taunting her in Chapter Twenty-Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Four reveal about his aptitude test results in Chapter Twenty-Five?

2. What conclusion does Four reach after Beatrice's simulation in Chapter Twenty? Why?

3. What thoughts does Beatrice have about her future after she has completed the Dauntless initiation in Chapter Thirty-Two?

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

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

6. How does Tori describe the abilities of those who are Divergent in Chapter Twenty?

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

8. What discovery does Beatrice make in the final fear of the fear landscape in Chapter Twenty-Five?

9. What conversation does Beatrice overhear the night after the rankings are posted in Chapter Twenty-One? What interrupts Beatrice's spying?

10. What does Tori say happened to her brother? Why did this occur?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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