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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. In Chapter Twenty-Nine, Beatrice sighs when she realizes what kind of food she got from the cafeteria for dinner. The food is a meal fit for what faction?

2. What does Beatrice take out from her pocket on the train in Chapter Thirty-Nine?

3. Where does Beatrice awaken in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. Beatrice states in Chapter Thirty-Nine that her parents died today for what reason/person?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where is Beatrice going in the end of Chapter Thirty-NIne? Who is with her?

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

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

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

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

8. What discovery does Beatrice make when she is taken to Jeanine's office in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

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

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

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 the plan the Erudites have to take over control of the government and the city as a whole. How is the plan executed? What happens to bring the plan to a halt? Who is responsible for developing this plan? In your opinion, what are the character's motivations?

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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