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What is the point of view of the novel?
First person.
Name the five factions.
Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite.
What is the choosing ceremony?
A ceremony where people decide what faction they want to be in.
What are the Aptitude tests?
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The narrator is fascinated by the individuals from what faction?
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The test administrators are mostly from which faction?
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What is the name of the narrator/protagonist of the story?
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Who is Tori?
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What advice does Tori give Beatrice about her test results?
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Why were the factions created in the first place?
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What faction does Beatrice think that Caleb will choose?
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What faction does Caleb choose?
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What faction is in charge of running the Choosing Ceremony this year?
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What faction does Beatrice choose?
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Which faction does Beatrice's family belong to?
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Why do the Candor wear black and white?
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What are the results of Beatrice's aptitude test?
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Who are the factionless?
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Why are the Abnegation chosen as political leaders?
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Why do the Abnegation politicians feud with the Erudite representatives?
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How do initiates make their selection at the choosing ceremony?
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What is the first thing the Dauntless initiates do as part of their new faction?
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How does Beatrice prove her bravery?
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What new name does Beatrice choose?
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What is 'the Chasm' supposed to represent?
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Why are the Dauntless initiates ranked?
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What are the first two things the initiates learn?
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Where does this story take place?
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Why does Al want a tattoo?
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What will Tris' tattoo represent?
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What is Christina's punishment for quitting her fight against Molly?
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How is Tris bullied?
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What happens when Tris fights Peter?
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Why can't Tris be attracted to Al?
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What job will the initiates get if they don't finish in the top five?
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Why do you think Four left the room during Tris' fight with Peter?
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What do the initiates in Four's capture the flag team have in common?
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What is Four afraid of?
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Why does Tris take Al's place?
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How has Tris changed since she joined the Dauntless?
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Why can't Tris' mom visit Caleb?
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What advice does Tris' mom have for her?
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What does Tris realize about her mother?
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Why is Edward stabbed in the eye?
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What shows that Tris is becoming accepted by the Dauntless?
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What is the second phase of training?
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Why is Tris apprehensive about the training?
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How does Tris perform in her first simulation?
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What does the Erudite report say about Tris' family?
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What must Tris face in her second situation?
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How does Four know that Tris is Divergent?
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What happens to Dauntless who are suspected of being divergent?
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What four fears has Tris faced at this point?
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What is Tris' ranking after stage 2?
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Who assaults Tris?
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How does she escape?
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What advice does Four give Tris?
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Why does Tris pretend to be afraid when she enters the dining hall?
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How does Tris respond to Al's apology?
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What does Tris think of Eric's speech at Al's funeral?
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How is Four trying to help Tris?
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What faction is Four from?
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Why does Tris get an Abnegation tattoo?
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What is Four's real name?
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Why do they call Tobias Four?
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What are Tobias' four fears?
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Why did Four leave Abnegation?
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Why doesn't Four want to be a leader?
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Why does Four like Tris?
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What is the average number of fears?
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How does Tris perform in the fear landscape?
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Why is Tris arrested?
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What does Tris realize about Eric?
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Why was Four being 'cruel'?
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Why are the Erudite working with the Dauntless?
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What does Tris realize about herself?
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What embarrassing fear is revealed in Tris' landscape?
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How does Tris escape her last scenario in which she is being forced to kill her family?
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What is Tris' ranking after the fear landscape phase of training?
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What does Tris realize about the Erudite plan?
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What does the serum do?
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What is Jeanine's plan?
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How is Tris saved from her drowning execution?
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How does the serum affect Tobias?
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Why did Tris' mom transfer to Abnegation?
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What sacrifice does Natalie make for Tris?
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Who must Tris kill to escape?
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What do they have to do to wake up the Dauntless soldiers?
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Why doesn't Tris regret joining Dauntless?
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How does Tris' father demonstrate his bravery?
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Why doesn't Tobias kill Tris?
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How do Tris and Tobias try to ensure the simulations can't be restarted?
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Where are they going?
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Study Notes
Point of View and Factions
- The novel is told from a first-person perspective.
- There are five factions: Abnegation (selflessness), Amity (peace), Candor (honesty), Dauntless (bravery), and Erudite (intelligence).
Key Ceremonies and Tests
- The Choosing Ceremony involves individuals selecting their factions, symbolizing personal choice.
- Aptitude Tests simulate scenarios to determine faction suitability; results help guide faction selection.
Main Characters
- The protagonist, Beatrice, known as Tris, originally belongs to Abnegation.
- Tori is a Dauntless who administers Tris' aptitude test, guiding her to keep her Divergent identity secret.
Faction Dynamics and Politics
- Factions were created to maintain peace and harmony among people with shared values.
- Abnegation are viewed as incorruptible leaders within the political system, often feuding with Erudite who seek power.
Initiation and Identity
- Initiates choose their factions by cutting their hands and mixing blood with the chosen faction's name in a bowl.
- The first act of Dauntless initiates is jumping onto a moving train, testing their bravery.
- Tris adopts a new identity, distancing herself from her family's Abnegation roots.
Training Challenges
- Tris faces a series of challenges, including simulations that test her fears and abilities.
- Dauntless initiates are ranked based on performance, which affects their future roles.
- Tris’ skills improve as she learns combat techniques and demonstrates physical strength.
Relationships and Conflicts
- Tension arises between Tris and other initiates, as Peter and Al bully her; Al later attempts to apologize, but Tris rebuffs him.
- Four, the Dauntless instructor, supports Tris, advising her to appear vulnerable.
- Tris discovers Four's real name, Tobias, and learns about his own fears and contentious past.
Divergence and Control
- Divergence is a central theme; Tris's distinct abilities place her at risk in a society that targets nonconformists.
- Erudite and Dauntless collaborate on a plan that could destabilize the factions, aiming for war.
- A serum manipulated by Jeanine holds the power to control minds, demonstrating the conflict between freedom and control.
Sacrifice and Resolution
- Tris's mother, also Divergent, sacrifices herself to save Tris during a confrontation.
- In a climactic moment, Tris faces the necessity of killing Will, highlighting the harsh realities faced during faction warfare.
- The journey leads Tris to redefine her identity and purpose, embracing lessons learned through challenges and sacrifices.
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