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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 days of community service do Abnegation initiates complete before they can become full members?

2. Whom does Christina whisper to and then laugh during Beatrice's first simulation in Chapter Twenty?

3. According to Christina in Chapter Thirty-Two, who won't shut up about wanting to be a Dauntless-leader-in-training?

4. What was Tori's brother's death ruled to be?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Seven, Beatrice says that the Erudite and Dauntless forces are concentrated in which faction's sector?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What sudden realization does Beatrice have when Four kisses her in Chapter Thirty-Two? Why does she not inform Four about this discovery?

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

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

6. What does Beatrice discover about Peter when she encounters him in the Dauntless compound in Chapter Thirty-Seven?

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

8. What are the Dauntless initiates doing when Beatrice awakens in Chapter Thirty-Three? What does Beatrice do?

9. What are the first two fears in the fear landscape Beatrice encounters in Chapter Twenty-Five? Whose fears are these?

10. Why does Beatrice hope to never see Christina again in the conclusion of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different forms of combat that are introduced to the Dauntless initiates during their training. What is the first form of combat the initiates are taught? Why do you think the initiates are taught gun-use prior to knife-use? How does this training benefit Beatrice later in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of bravery and selflessness in Divergent. How are selflessness and bravery compared in the narrative? Who makes this observation? Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

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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