Divergent Reading Questions
Please answer the following questions
from chapters 11-13 of Divergent. We will discuss your answers in class.
Chapter 11
1.
Describe Tris’ dream about Peter.
2.
When Tris looks in the mirror the morning after
her fight with Peter, she says she sees a stranger. Why does she call herself a
stranger?
3.
Where does Four take the initiates in this
chapter?
4.
What kind of job do Dauntless initiates who
don’t rank in the top 5 at the end of initiation likely have to do?
5.
What rank was Four in his initiate class?
6.
What types of jobs can the Dauntless have?
7.
Which job does Tris think sounds like the best
job option for herself?
8.
Who recognizes Tris at the fence? How does she
know him?
9.
Which is the only faction that hugs?
10.
What is strange about the lock at the fence at
the edge of the faction territory? What does this make Tris wonder?
11.
Four tells Tris that her fight with Peter was
wasn’t something he wanted to watch. What do you think he meant by that? What
do you think Tris thinks he meant by that?
Chapter 11 Vocabulary
Please write the 2
news word you read in this chapter and their definitions:
1.
Word: ______________________
Definition:
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2.
Word: ______________________
Definition:
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Chapter 12
1. Does
Tris win her second fight?
2.
What are the initiates woken in the middle of
the night to do?
3.
Who does Four choose to join his team first?
4.
What do all the people Four choose for his team have
in common?
5.
Describe the type of players that Eric chose for
his team.
6.
Why does the Dauntless-born initiate turn off
her flashlight?
7.
Where does Tris go once the game starts? Who
follows her?
8.
What is Four afraid of?
9.
How does Tris find Eric’s team?
10.
The person who captures the other team’s flag
wins the game for their team? Who captures the flag and what is strange or
surprising about this?
11.
How does Tris feel about her life in Dauntless
at the end of the chapter?
Chapter 12 Vocabulary
Please write the 2
news word you read in this chapter and their definitions:
1.
Word: ______________________
Definition:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.
Word: ______________________
Definition:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 13
1.
What do the Dauntless initiate learn to do today?
2.
What is more important than “reason or sense” to
the Dauntless?
3.
What does Eric try to make Al do? What does Eric
do when Al says “No”?
4.
Who takes Al’s place at the target?
