171 pages 5 hours read

Veronica Roth

Divergent

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

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Reading Questions & Paired Texts

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. How old is the narrator?

2. Who is the narrator’s brother?

3. In what faction has the narrator been raised?

4. Which faction does the narrator’s brother choose?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Beatrice’s reaction to the Choosing Ceremony differ from that of most people?

2. How does Tori react to Beatrice’s results?

3. Why does Abnegation rule the city?

Paired Resource

Choices

  • This short poem by Nikki Giovanni offers a way of viewing the world and reflections on how the speaker responds to it.
  • This audio version features the poet reading her work.
  • This poem connects to the theme of Identity and Choice.
  • How much choice does Beatrice have in her life? How might the speaker of “Choices” advise her?

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. When Max tells the new initiates to jump through a hole in the roof, who jumps first?

2. How many new initiates will become Dauntless members?

3. What tattoo does Tris get?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.