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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 administers the serum for Tris's fear landscape simulation in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

2. Who does Beatrice say "warned us not to appear too attached to our parents on Visiting Day" in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

3. Beatrice states in Chapter Thirty-Nine that she will not feel safe as long as which of these people are with her and Four?

4. What is Beatrice contained within during her first simulation in Chapter Twenty?

5. What two factions are described as "both broken, their members scattered" in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Beatrice go about coercing Peter to tell her where the computer room is located in Chapter Thirty-Seven?

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

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

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

7. What is the first fear in the simulation that Beatrice faces in Chapter Twenty? How does Beatrice overcome the fear?

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

9. How does Natalie explain the different factions' fears and loathing of Divergents in Thirty-Five?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of coming of age in Divergent. In your opinion, how do Beatrice’s experiences within the Dauntless initiation serve as a metaphor for “growing up”? What are specific examples of activities by the initiates that help to develop this metaphor?

Essay Topic 2

What are the benefits of the faction system that society is dictated by in Divergent? What are the negative aspects of this system? Do you think that there are comparable social or governmental systems in our contemporary world? If so, what are some examples? If not, why do you think this is the case?

Essay Topic 3

Define the term “Divergent” as it is used in the novel and discuss how it applies to Beatrice. How is Beatrice’s Divergent status first revealed? Who else in the novel appears to be Divergent? Are they Divergent?

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