Divergent

How does Tris feel right before she jumps in Passage 1?

• surprised

• poised

• amused

• mature

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Read the sentence from Passage 1.

“That seems about right—the first time I went to Dauntless headquarters I was also alone, but in a crowd, standing on the edge of the roof in just my Abnegation shirt, about to throw myself into a life I knew nothing about.” (paragraph 1)

Why did the author include this part?

• To show how Tris felt when she jumped the first time.

• To show that not much has changed for Tris.

• To show when Tris was last at the headquarters.

• To show what will happen to Tris if she comes back.

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What is the theme of Passage 1?

• Life experiences help you grow and mature.

• The young must make their own path.

• Home is wherever you feel accepted.

• People have a responsibility to others.

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Which definition matches the meaning of the word suspended as it is used in Passage 1, paragraph 3?

• bar for a period from a privilege

• to cause to stop for a period; interrupt

• to support or keep from falling without apparent attachment

• to cease for a period of time

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

What conclusion can be made about Tris at the end of the excerpt?

• Tris knows there is no net at the bottom.

• Tris needs to overcome her fears.

• Tris knows this is something she has to do.

• Tris thinks there is a creature in the hole.

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Part B

Select the letter before the sentence from Passage 1, paragraph 4 that supports the answer in Part A.

• It seems much smaller here than it did from the roof.

• Maybe it’s just that I

  feel larger now, because so much has happened since I last saw it—I feel like more

  of a person, more of myself, now that I have made difficult decisions and lost people

  and then almost lost myself, but not quite.

• I walk right up to the edge, just to make

  sure there is still a net at the bottom

• Then I back up, run a few steps, and launch

  into emptiness

• My stomach drops and the darkness engulfs me, like the Dauntless

  compound is a creature and this is its mouth.

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Why does the author use Tris’s first-person point of view in Passage 1?

• To help the reader know how Tris has changed.

• To help the reader see why Tris is scared.

• To help the reader know what Tris is like.

• To help the reader know when Tris will make her decision.

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What is the significance of the hole in Passage 1?

• The hole is a recurring event in her life.

• The hole is her only hope.

• The hole symbolizes a choice she must make.

• The hole represents a sacrifice.

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Read the sentence from Passage 1.

“My stomach drops and the darkness engulfs me, like the Dauntless compound is a creature and this is its mouth.” (paragraph 4)

What does the simile in this sentence reveal?

• The action involved in Tris’s journey.

• The danger in what Tris is doing.

• The emptiness Tris is feeling.

• The difficulty of Tris’s choice.

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Select three details from Passage 2 that would be important to include in a summary.

• The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—

  fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal.

• Veronica Roth brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while

  revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.

• All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately Divergent is no

  exception.

• I could NOT put down Allegiant even though it was already 1:00 am by the time I

  reached the middle of the book.

• In Allegiant the plot, characters, and writing were all unbelievable and had

  such great suspense it was hard to put down.

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