Divergent Novel Test
Name _____________________
Multiple Choice:
Please write letter, which corresponds to the best answer for each question, on
the line. (1 point each)
____1. Beatrice was born into the ______________ faction.
a. Dauntless
b. Candor
c. Erudite
d. Abnegation
e. Amity
____2. At the Choosing Ceremony, Beatrice chooses the _____________ faction.
a. Dauntless
b. Candor
c. Erudite
d. Abnegation
e. Amity
____3. Four's real name is:
a. Peter
b. Tris
c. Tobias
d. Caleb
____4. At the Choosing Ceremony, Beatrice's brother chooses the ___________
faction.
a. Dauntless
b. Candor
c. Erudite
d. Abnegation
e. Amity
____5. What happens to people who fail the initiation of their faction?
a. They are sent to another faction.
b. They are factionless.
c. They must leave the city and live outside the fence.
d. They return to their families for another year of preparation.
Matching:
Please write letter, which corresponds to the best answer for each question, on
the line.
____6. Candor
____7. Erudite
____8. Dauntless
____9. Abnegation
____10. Amity
a. peace
b. honesty
c. selflessness
d. knowledge
e. courage
Characters
____11. Beatrice
____12. Christina
____13. Tori
____14. Four
____15. Peter
____16. Eric
____17. Al
____18. Marcus
a. Dauntless leader, sadistic trainer, and
Erudite spy
b. gives the aptitude test; tells Tris she is
Divergent
c. Initiates' training instructor and protagonist
love interest
d. Huge initiate who befriends and then betrays
e. Tris, the protagonist
f. Initiate who uses treachery and violence
g. Tris' first friend
h. Four's abusive father and Abnegation
leader
Short Answer:
Please correctly answer 6 of the questions below in 4-5 complete sentences.
(Answer additional questions correctly for Extra Credit). Please write the number
of your choice at the beginning of your answer. You will need a sheet of paper to
record your answers. (5 points each)
19. Explain the aptitude test. What faction was ruled out in Beatrice's test? What
were the results of her test?
20. How do the initiates enter the Dauntless compound? Which initiate enters the
compound first and why is this significant?
21. Describe the Dauntless compound. Please include explanations of The Pit
and The Chasm. How is the compound a metaphor for the Dauntless' virtues?
22. What are the primary jobs of each faction? How does the division of labor
reflect each faction's values? Is one faction more powerful than another? Please
fully explain your opinions.
23. Beatrice's father says, "…those who want power and get it live in terror of
losing it. That's why we have to give power to those who don't want it."
What does this mean? How does it relate to the novel's theme or message?
24. Who is Peter? How does he survive Dauntless training? What do his actions
reveal about his character?
25. Why do the Tris and the initiates get tattoos? What is Tris's tattoo and what
does it signify?
26. Which initiate cries the first night at the Dauntless compound? Why is this
significant? Compare this character to the protagonist. What happens to this
character?
Multiple Choice:
Please write letter, which corresponds to the best answer for each question, on
the line. (1 point each)
____27. What is Visiting Day?
a. The day the initiates visit other compounds.
b. The day the initiates visit failed initiates.
c. The day the initiates' family visit them.
d. The day the initiates visit hospital patients.
____28. Who are Peter, Drew, and Molly?
a. Tris's friends from school
b. Candor transfers who befriend Tris
c. Candor transfers who use treachery to eliminate other initiates
d. Tris's friends from Dauntless initiation
____29. The Dauntless initiates take the trip to the perimeter fence. What is
discovered?
a. The bottom five initiates are assigned to fence duty for life.
b. The gate locks on the outside. People are locked in the city not out of the city.
c. The fence is 15' tall and electrified.
d. Both a and b
e. Both a and c
____30. The second stage of Dauntless initiate training is simulation. Why is this
intimidating to Tris?
a. She could be exposed as Divergent.
b. Four only has four fears and she wants to beat his ranking.
c. She easily manipulates the simulations angering Eric.
d. She has many fears and cannot escape the simulations as quickly as the other
initiates.
____31. Christina is afraid of what?
a. birds
b. moths
c. spider webs
d. drowning
____32. A Dauntless-born initiate, Uriah, invites Tris to an initiation ritual. What is
it?
a. zip lining off the Hancock tower
b. flying in a plane
c. free climbing in the Chasm
d. piercing their eyebrows
Short Answer:
Please correctly answer 5 of the questions below in 4-5 complete sentences.
(Answer additional questions correctly for Extra Credit). Please write the number
of your choice at the beginning of your answer. You will need a sheet of paper to
record your answers. (5 points each)
33. Who is Four? Why is he nicknamed, Four? List his fears. Why are Eric and
Four hostile towards each other?
34. Who are the transfer initiates in Tris' Dauntless initiation class? List them and
briefly explain each character.
35. Christina's mom "used to say that politeness is deception in pretty
packaging." What faction did Christina transfer from, what does this quote mean,
and how does it relate to that faction or to our lives today?
36. The initiates have two trainers, Eric and Four. Each trainer gives the initiates
advice. Please explain and compare the advice of each trainer.
Eric: A brave man never surrenders.
Four: A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
37. During Capture the Flag, Eric and Four choose initiates for their teams. Who
does Four choose and what is this team's strategy?
38. During knife training, Al is punished by Eric. Explain what happens in this
scene and what it exposes about Eric, Four, Al, and Tris.
39. The second stage of the Dauntless training is simulation. What are Tris's
fears and why does she recall her last simulation repeatedly?
40. Compare Erudite living to Abnegation living.
True/False
Determine if the sentence is true or false. Please write T or F on the line
signifying your answer. For extra credit, please correct false statements making
them true. (1 point each)
____41. The Erudite banned Abnegation from visiting initiates on Visiting Day.
____42. Tris visits her brother because she is upset from the simulation and
needs to see someone familiar.
____43. Tris passes a message to her brother from her father.
____44. Tris' father visited her at the Dauntless compound.
____45. The Amity plan to wage war against Abnegation using the Dauntless as
soldiers.
____46. During the attack, Tris kills Will.
____47. Tris and Four are captured. Tris is saved from execution by her father.
____48. Divergent means deviating from a predictable pattern.
____49. Tris, Marcus, Four, and Tris's father attempt to stop the Amity plan.
____50. Tris's father dies protecting her.
____51. The setting of the novel is Chicago in the future.
Long Answer:
Please correctly answer 3 of the following question in 2-3 paragraphs. You will
need a sheet of paper for your answers. Please write in complete sentences and
include the question in your answer. (10 points each)
52. According to Tris's mother, "Human beings as a whole cannot be good for
long before the bad creeps back in and poisons us again." What does this mean?
How does the quote relate to the characters. conflict, or novel's theme? Do you
agree with this quote? Explain your opinions.
53. "I think it's important to protect people. To stand up for people. Like you did fr
me …That's what the Dauntless are supposed to do, right? That's what courage
is. Not … hurting people for no reason." --Al to Tris after the knife training.
Do you agree with Al? Explain your opinions.
54. "Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it's so important that we
don't rely on it." --Tris's father.
How do the factions use this opinion to validate their actions? Is this true today?
How so?
55. The Dauntless manifesto states: "We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in
the courage that drives one person to stand up for another." Do the Dauntless
live by this manifesto? Do they train their initiates with this manifesto in mind? Do
you agree or disagree with this manifesto? Please explain your reasoning.
56. Four explains his philosophy to Tris when she discovers he also transferred
from Abnegation to Dauntless, "I have a theory that selflessness and bravery
aren't all that different. All your life you've been training to forget yourself, so
when you're in danger, it becomes your first instinct." Are selflessness and
bravery connected? Compare and contrast the ideas.
57. Can conflict be resolved by dividing people according to behavioral factions
as in the novel, Divergent? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a
community divided according to like behavior patterns? How do the factions
share resources in the novel? Would this be realistic in our community?
Divergent Test Answer Key
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. b
6. b
7. d
8. e
9. c
10. a
11. e
12. d
13. b
14. c
15. f
16. a
17. d
18. h
19. Amity is ruled out, Tris is Divergent. She fits 3 factions.
20. They jump off a rooftop into blackness (there is a net at the bottom). Tris is
an Abnegation transfer. An Abnegation has never jumped first.
21. The compound is underground. The Pit is an underground cavern with a
glass ceiling. The pathways are carved into the cavern's walls and do not have
railings. The Chasm is a river which runs through the Pit.
22. Erudite provides technology and teachers. Abnegation runs the government.
Amity grows food. Candor is the legal system. Dauntless provides security.
23. Answers will vary
24. Peter is a Candor transfer. He stabs Edward in the eye to gain the top
ranking. He harasses and nearly kills Tris. He is not honest but sadistic and
manipulative.
25. They transfers get tattoos to feel more Dauntless. They want to commit fully
to their faction. Tris's tattoo is 3 ravens representing her family members.
26. Al cries the first night. He and Tris are foils. Al is the largest initiate and Tris
the smallest. He is physically strong but mentally weak, and she is the opposite.
Al gives up and commits suicide. Tris perseveres and leads an army.
27. c
28. c
29. d
30. a
31. b
32. a
33. Four is a training instructor. He has four fears, so he is nicknamed Four by
his trainer. His fears are: his father, heights, claustrophobia, and his capacity for
killing. Eric and Four were initiates together. Four ranked 1st in the class and Eric,
2nd.
34. Christina, Molly, Al, Peter, Edward, Will, Myra, Drew, and Tris. Answers will
vary.
35. Candor. Answers will vary
36. Answers will vary
37. Tris, Will, Christina, etc. Lithe, quick initiates. They scout the other team's
position and flag. Four and Tris climb a Ferris Wheel to find the position. They
use a diversion to get the flag. Eric chose physically strong initiates.
38. Al cannot hit the target. Eric orders him to walk in front of the initiates to
collect his knives. Tris volunteers to take Al's place. Four throws knives at Tris.
39. Attacking birds and fire, trapped in a box filling with water, Peter setting fire to
her, drowning in an ocean, watching family bleed to death, and forced to shoot
family. She replays the final simulation so she can see her family.
40. Erudite has solar cars, light-filled buildings, electricity all day and night, and
libraries. Abnegation has roads will with pot holes, plain clothing, simple meals,
and no mirrors.
41. T
42. T
43. F mother
44. F mother
45. F mother
46. T
47. F mother
48. T
49. F Erudite
50. T
51. T
52-57 answers will vary