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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. What faction is known for its "eloquence," according to Eric in Chapter Thirty-Two?

2. Whose photograph is on the cover of the first Erudite report that Beatrice throws into the chasm in Chapter Twenty-Five?

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

4. What fear is Tris assigned to undergo in the fear simulation in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

5. Who says in Chapter Thirty-Seven, "Sometimes pain is for the greater good"?

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

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

4. What does Jeanine reveal about Divergents within the Abnegation faction in Chapter Thirty-Four?

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

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

7. What does Four say about his decision to join the Dauntless faction in Chapter Twenty-Six?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of family versus faction in Divergent. How does the society in which Beatrice lives perceive the importance of family? How do the concepts of family and family connections correlate to the importance of factions in the story?

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

Discuss the boundaries that surround the city in the novel. From what are the boundary walls protecting the city? What faction guards these boundary walls? Who lives outside the boundary? What do you think the boundary symbolizes in the story?

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