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?