Divergent Chapters 11-13

Divergent Reading Questions

Please write your answers to 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: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.       Word: ______________________

Definition: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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?

5.       Who throws knives at Tris’ head?

6.       What does Four do to Tris on purpose?

7.       At the end of the chapter, Four says to Tris, “I’m getting a little tired of waiting for you to catch on.” What do you think he means by this? 

Divergent Chapters 7-10

Divergent Reading Questions

Please write your answers to the following questions from chapters 7-10 of Divergent. We will discuss your answers in class.

Chapter 7

1.       Are there many Abnegation transfers to Dauntless? How many?

2.       Do Dauntless-born initiates and transfers go through imitation together?

3.       Who is “Four”?

4.       What is the first food Tris eats with her new faction, Dauntless? Why is it strange to her?

5.       Why do members of Abnegation only eat “plain” food?

6.       Describe the other Dauntless leader named Eric. How does Tris feel about him?

7.       What was Eric’s original faction?

8.       Will all initiates be made members of Dauntless?

9.       How many initiates are there? How many are Dauntless-born? How many are transfers?

10.   Who can Tris hearing crying when they go to sleep?

Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 7:

1.       placid

2.       indulgent

3.       initiate

4.       ranking

Chapter 8

1.       What is the first thing that Dauntless initiates learn how to do?

2.       How many stages of initiation are there? Describe each stage:

3.       Why would Tris’ father never approve of guns?

4.       Christina excuses herself from being rude saying, “Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging.” Her original faction was Candor. Does this quote surprise you? Why or why not?

5.       Why do members of Candor not like members of Amity?

6.       Ask a native speaker what it means to be “the third wheel” (you can ask me in class if you don’t see a native speaker between now and our next class)

7.       Why does Tris feel uncomfortable when she sees two people kiss in public?

8.       After the initiates learn how to shoot a gun what is the next thing they learn how to do?

9.       Why does AL want to get a tattoo?

10.   Who does Tris see in the tattoo parlor?

11.   What does Tris get a tattoo of? What do they represent?

Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 8:

1.       deceive

2.       frigid

3.       giddy

Chapters 9

1.       How does Christina describe the other Candor transfers, Peter and Drew?

2.       How are the Dauntless leaders Four and Eric different?

3.       Who is the first person that Christina has to fight? Who wins?

4.       Who tries to help Christina when she is forced to hand over the edge of the chasm by Eric?

Chapter 10

1.       What word is spray painted on Tris’ bed when she goes to take a shower?

2.       How does Al feel about fighting?

3.       Who is the first person that Tris has to fight?

4.       Where does Tris wakeup after she fights Peter?

5.       Is Tris attracted to Al? Why or why not?

6.       Will the initiates get a chance to see their parents?

Divergent Chapters 4-6

Divergent Reading Questions

Please write your answers to the following questions from chapters 4-6 of Divergent. We will discuss your answers in class.

Chapter 4

1.       When Beatrice gets home from the aptitude test and talks to her brother she hears the sound of a train whistle. What does this sound make her think?

2.       Is every family in Abnegation religious? Is Beatrice’s family religious?

3.       What have Beatrice’s parents taught her about physical contact?

4.       Which faction rules the council? Why?

5.       What did the report released by an erudite member (Janine Mathews) say about an abnegation member (Marcus)?

6.       Who does Beatrice’s father complain about often?

7.       Do many people who are born into the Abnegation faction choose to leave it?

8.       Marcus’ son, Tobias, left Abnegation. Which faction did he move to?

9.       During dinner with her parents, Beatrice decides that she won’t choose to leave her faction for Erudite. Why will she not choose Erudite?

Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 4:

1.       Sarcasm

2.       Flirt

Chapter 5

1.       Why does Beatrice say she will never smoke cigarettes?

2.       Why do Beatrice and her family walk up twenty flights up stairs to the Choosing Ceremony instead of taking the elevator?

3.       What are the substances in the bowls that represent each faction? (hint: Abnegation’s substance is grey stones)

4.       How do the children mark their choice of faction?!

5.       When Marcus gives his speech at the choosing ceremony he explain why the factions were originally created. What is the reason?

6.       What does the motto “Faction before blood” mean?

7.       What is the people’s worst fear?

8.       Which faction does Caleb (Beatrice’s brother) choose? Why is this shocking to Beatrice?

9.       Which faction does Beatrice choose?

Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 5:

1.       numb

Chapter 6

1.       Why do the Dauntless take the stairs after the Choosing Ceremony?

2.       How does Christina (great name, huh? ;) help Beatrice?

3.       What is the first Dauntless initiation test? Does everyone pass?

4.       What does Beatrice change her name to?

5.       Who is the first jumper?

6.       What is the slang term that members of Dauntless call members of Abnegation?

Chapter 6 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 6:

1.       stiff

Divergent Chapters 1-3 Reading Questions

Divergent Reading Questions

Please write your answers the following questions from chapters 1-3 of Divergent. We will discuss your answers in class. You must also submit your answers to Christina.

Chapter 1

1.       What are the names of the 5 factions?

2.       What does each faction value? (hint: you can look at the book summary for this)

3.       Which faction is the main character a member of?

4.       Do members of Abnegation celebrate birthdays? Why or why not?

5.       Do any of the other factions celebrate birthdays?

6.       What is the name of the main character’s brother?

7.       What color do members of the Candor faction wear? Why?

8.       Which is the only faction that rides the trains?

9.       What do the Dauntless do to prove their bravery at exactly 7:25am every morning?

Bonus Question: Beatrice has not seen her own reflection in a mirror for 3 months. Why not?

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 1:

1.       Faction

2.       Surly

Chapter 2

1.       What color do members of Amity wear?

2.       How do members of Abnegation behave as they wait for the aptitude test to begin?

3.       How do members of Dauntless behave as they wait for the aptitude test to begin?

4.       Beatrice says: “Faction customs dictate even idle behavior and supersede individual preference.” What do you think this means?

5.       Does Beatrice think that her brother will choose a different faction? Why or why not?

6.       Does Beatrice feel nervous before she takes the aptitude test? Why or why not?

7.       Who is Tori?

8.       During the aptitude test Beatrice sees a scary dog. What does she do? What does the dog do to her in the end?

9.       During the aptitude test Beatrice sees a scary man on a bus. Does she lie to him?

Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 2:

1.       Supersede

2.       Aptitude

Chapter 3

1.       What happens to the “factionless” (people with a faction)?

2.       The results of Beatrice’s aptitude test show that she has an equal aptitude for 3 factions. Which 3 factions?

3.       What is the name for people who get this kind of result?

4.       According to Tori, is “Divergence” a good thing? Should Beatrice tell people that the aptitude test showed she is “Divergent”? Why or why not?

5.       If Beatrice chooses a different faction what will happen with her family?

6.       Describe where the factionless live.

7.       What kinds of jobs do the factionless have?

8.       What does the factionless man tell Beatrice at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Please write the definitions for the following words from chapter 3:

1.       Perplexing

2.       Inconclusive

3.       Forsake