Divergent by Veronica Roth In Beatrice Priors dystopian

Divergent by Veronica Roth In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue— Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves. . . or it might destroy her. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tu 5 Erw-posg&safe=active

Factions Chapter 1 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Vanity – too much pride in your appearance Aptitude – ability or talent Abandon – to leave forever Placid – calm and peaceful Antagonistic - going against Chapter 1 Characters Tris – the main character Tris’s Mother Caleb – Tris’s brother Tris’s Father

Chapter 1 Beatrice’s mom 1. _______ gives her a haircut. mom 2. Beatrice _____and her _____ talk about the Aptitude Test. bus school 3. Beatrice & Caleb ride the ____ to _____. Dauntless 4. Beatrice watches the _______ students. 5. What is the setting of Chapter 1? Beatrice’s house, bus, school 6. Why are people starting to be mean to people like Tris? Because of reports saying bad things about Abnegation that are being released by the Erudite.

Divergent starts off with Tris’ mother cutting her hair. It is the day of the aptitude test, taken to determine Tris’ faction. Tris feels guilty for wanting to leave her family. Tris and her older brother, Caleb, take the bus to the Upper Levels building, where they attend school. Tris feels extremely nervous about the Choosing Ceremony. Tris gets shoved and is called a “Stiff, ” due to the Erudite releasing antagonistic reports about Abnegation. Tris is amazed by the Dauntless.

Chapter 2 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Inconvenience - out of the way, not easy Norms – normal, what is expected Electrode – something that conducts electricity Vial – small tube or bottle Aggression – showing a desire to attack Submission – giving in, being weak Irrational – doesn’t make sense, crazy Chapter 2 New Characters Tori Susan

Chapter 2 Caleb Susan 1. Beatrice waits with _____, ______, and other members of her faction for the Aptitude Test. 2. Beatrice takes the Aptitude Test, which is administered by Tori Dauntless member _____. 3. What is the setting of Chapter 2? School 4. What is the major plot event of Chapter 2? Taking the Aptitude Test

Caleb & Tris Caleb, Tris, and their neighbor, Susan, are waiting to take their aptitude tests. Caleb, who Tris believes is definitely Abnegation, comes back from his test extremely pale. A Dauntless woman tests Tris. Tori, the Dauntless woman, gives Tris something to drink, which puts her into a simulation.

Chapter 3 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Perplexing - confusing Inconclusive – doesn’t really give you an answer Automatic – involuntary, happens on its own Confirmed – proved or anwered Simulation – an imitation of reality Divergent –different Renovation – renewing or improving Chapter 3 New Characters Factionless Man

Chapter 3 Aptitude test 1. Beatrice finishes the ________. Tori 2. _____ erases the results and inputs them manually. divergent 3. Tori tells Beatrice that she is _______ and warns her not to tell anyone. factionless man 4. On her walk home, a _________ warns Beatrice to choose carefully.

Tris wakes up from the stimulation. Tori says that her results were perplexing. Tris becomes nervous that she’ll have to live factionless in poverty and discomfort. Tori comes back to tell Tris that her results were inconclusive, and that only Candor and Amity were ruled out, and yet Abnegation and Dauntless seem to not be definite either. Which means, that she has an equal aptitude for Erudite, Abnegation, and Dauntless, making her DIVERGENT. Tori warns her that she cannot tell anyone that she is Divergent, and tells her to go home.

Chapter 4 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Adornment - decoration Accusatory – suggesting someone has done something wrong Probing – explore or examine Incorruptible – honest, can’t be bribed Betrayal – helping an enemy Selflessnes – being more concerned with others Chapter 4 New Characters Robert Marcus Tobias Janean Mathews

Chapter 4 1. After walking home, Beatrice waits for Caleb on the Front porch steps __________. Caleb Susan 2. ______ and _______ flirt a little. 3. Does anyone talk about their aptitude test scores? no 4. What do they talk about at diner. A report from Jeanine Matthews that says Marcus was cruel to his son causing him to choose Dauntless.

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Tris goes home and waits for Caleb to meet her. Caleb is suspicious as to why Tris had to go home early. Tris and Robert, Susan’s brother, have noticed the way Caleb and Susan flirt. Tris tells Caleb to not mention anything about what happened after the aptitude test. Tris’ mother mentions that she heard there was a problem with one of the tests, and the results had to be reported verbally. Both Caleb and Tris deny knowing anything about that. At the dinner table, Tris’ father begins discussing his day. He and his coworker, Marcus, are both politicians, seeing as only those from Abegnation are leaders due to their selflessness. Tris’ dad is frustrated by the Erudite reports about Marcus released by Jeanine Matthews. The reports say that Marcus’ “violence and cruelty toward his son is the reason his son chose Dauntless instead of Abnegation. ” Tris recalls that two years ago, Tobias left for Dauntless.

Chapter 5 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ascending – increasing in size or importance Homogeneity – being similar, everyone is alike Concentric – rings of circles Democratic – fair, people are able to chose Philosophy – a set of views Precipice – on the brink or on the edge Chapter 5 New Characters No New Characters

Chapter 5 Draw a picture that represents what you think the Choosing Ceremony looked like. Be sure to draw something to represent each of the 5 bowls. Don’t forget to include Tris.

Tris and her family arrive at the Choosing Ceremony. Five metal bowls are placed around the room: one with gray stones for Abnegation, one with water for Erudite, one with earth for Amity, one with lit coals for Dauntless, and one with glass for Candor. Tris will be required to cut her hand with a knife and sprinkle blood into the bowl of the faction that she will choose. Her father says to her and Caleb that he will see them soon, completely confident that they will choose Abnegation. Her mother, on the other hand, says that she will love her no matter what, which confuses Tris. Marcus leads the ceremony by discussing that faults in personality led to a warring world, and that factions have been created to eradicate those faults, and explains more about the factions themselves. Caleb is called and chooses Erudite. Tris’ name is called and she chooses Dauntless.

Chapter 6 Vocabulary 1. Determinedly – in a decided, resolved, or determined way 2. Accusation – saying someone did something, accusing 3. Lingering – to be slow in leaving 4. Sprawling – to sit or lie down all spread out 5. Wail – a long, loud cry of grief or pain 6. Initiation – the process of being welcomed into a group 7. Hysterical – wildly upset Chapter 6 New Characters Christina Peter Max Four Molly Rita Lauren

Chapter 6 1. Why has Beatrice not run anywhere in a long time? 2. What is the first task in Dauntless initiation? What happens if you don’t complete it? 3. When Beatrice meets Christina what does she do that she hasn’t done in a long time? What do the Abnegation members do instead? 4. After landing on the roof top what do the initiates have to do? Who goes first? 5. How does Beatrice introduce herself at the end of the chapter? Why do you think she does this? 6. Who does Beatrice meet at the end of the Chapter?

Tris follows all of the Dauntless initiates out of the room, and sees her father staring accusingly at her, while her mother is smiling. The Dauntless begin to run out of the building cheering, and they are about to jump onto the train. Tris has trouble pulling herself into the car, but a Candor transfer, Christina, pulls her in. One Erudite boy doesn’t make the train, and he is now factionless. The Dauntless begin to jump off of the train. One Dauntless girl doesn’t make it and falls onto the tracks. Tris begins to doubt that she will survive the initiation. From the start, Tris can see that Peter will be a problem when he starts to taunt her. Max, one of the leaders of Dauntless, tells the initiates that they must jump several stories down. Tris is the first to walk to the ledge. She throws her jacket at Peter and jumps. She lands into a net and laughs. Hands stretch out and a man (FOUR!!) helps her off of the net. Tris changes her name into Tris instead of Beatrice. Four shouts, “First jumper – Tris!” Everyone cheers, and Christina makes it down second. Four says to Tris, “Welcome to Dauntless. ”

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quickly scan through Chapter 7. Write down any words that you don’t understand. Eric Al Chapter 7 New Characters

Chapter 7 3. Write down 3 facts about Dauntless Headquarters. 2. Write down 2 things that you think are cool in Chapter 7. 1. Draw 1 picture to represent something in Chapter 7.

Lauren and Four lead initiates through narrow tunnels lit with small lamps. The Dauntless-born leave, leaving only 9. Tris is the only one from Abnegation, and the rest are from Candor or Erudite. Four introduces himself as their instructor. Christina starts to smart-mouth him, and he immediately intimidates everyone into silence. Tris realizes that it will be important for her to be careful around Four. The initiates travel to the Pit, a huge underground cavern made from rock, which contains stores. Tris notices that everyone is wearing black, that there are no old people. Eric walks in, one of the five Dauntless leader, and a particularly icy one. Eric takes the initiates to the training room. Eric explains the sleeping situation and ground rules as well. He tells them that they will be ranked in order to select future jobs and to determine which ten initiates, of the Dauntlessborn and newbies, will make it. There are 11 Dauntless-born, and 9 initiates, and Tris, being the smallest, knows that her odds aren’t great. Those who don’t make it are cut.

Chapter 8 Vocabulary 1. Rank – order or standing like first, second, and third 2. Drastically – radical or extreme 3. Primarily – mainly, for the most part 4. Soil – to make dirty 5. Hesitantly – pausing or waiting before action 6. Cringe - flinch 7. Statistically – by the numbers or odds 8. Technique – a way of carrying out a particular task Chapter 8 New Characters Will

Chapter 8 1. What does Four teach the initiates? How to shoot a gun. Christina 2. _______ helps Tris look more Dauntless. 3. How does Tris change her look? New hair cut, new clothes, gets a tattoo Tori 4. Tris sees _______ again at the tattoo shop. 5. Write a tweet that Tris might send during Chapter 8.

Four explains that initiation is divided into three stages: physical, emotional, and mental. After training, Christina and Tris go to the clothing store. Christina picks out some clothes for her and puts eyeliner on her, making her more noticeable and striking. Tris is pleased with being able to take in her reflection. Christina and Tris meet Will and Al at the tattoo parlor. Tris stumbles upon Tori there, and Tris immediately tells Tori that she needs to discuss something with her (being Divergent), but Tori claims that Tris is on her own. Tris decides that she wants a tattoo of three birds in flight, one for each member of her family that she left behind. Tris’s Tattoo

Chapter 9 Vocabulary 1. Dormitory – a large bedroom for several people 2. Flail – to wave or swing wildly 3. Wince – a slight grimace caused by pain, small flinch 4. Furtive – nervous 5. Leisure – enjoyment or free time 6. Unconscious – knocked out 7. Chasm – a deep crack or hole in the ground 8. Cowardice – lack of bravery Chapter 9 New Characters Molly Drew

Chapter 9 1. Who are the first two people to fight each other? Will and Al. Al wins. 2. What happens when Molly and Christina fight? Molly is winning and Christina asks her to stop. Eric punishes her for this. 3. How is Christina punished? Eric makes her hang over the chasm for 5 minutes. 4. Draw a picture of a scene from Chapter 9. Christina

The next day, scheduled fighting between initiates begins. Tris is left out because there is an odd number of fighters. Christina talks to Tris about Drew, Peter, and Molly, who are plain evil. Al and Will are fighting each other, and Eric makes it clear that one of them has to be unable to fight anymore to end the battle, while Four believes that one should be able to concede. Al punches Will hard, and Al wins the battle. Next, Christina and Molly have to fight. Molly beats up Christina very badly, and Tris wishes for Christina to go unconscious to save her from the pain. Christina yells at Molly to stop, and Eric drags her out and the other initiates follow. Eric forces Christina to climb over the railing to the chasm and hang there for five minutes in order to “forget[her cowardice. ” Christina hangs, but as water begins to hit her, she begins to struggle. Tris longs to help her, but is afraid to risk it. Al begins to cheer Christina on, and Tris does the same, appalled at herself for being so selfish. Eric says Christina has to get up on her own after 5 minutes, but Al refuses to listen and lifts her out, with Tris helping.

The Chasm

Chapter 10 Vocabulary 1. Exploit – a bold or daring feat 2. Underestimate – to judge something as less important than it is 3. Writhe – a twisting or squirming movement 4. Glinting – give out or reflect light 5. Mischievous – causing trouble in a playful way 6. Peripheral – at the edge of something 7. Trek – a long journey Chapter 10 New Characters Edward

Chapter 10 1. What is painted about Tris’s bed? Stiff 2. Who does Tris have to fight? Peter 3. What happens during the fight? Four leaves and Peter wins when Tris passes out. 4. Where does Tris wake up? The Dauntless Medical Area

Tris wakes up and leaves the room, but comes back to see “Stiff” spray-painted all over her bead by Peter, who doesn’t even make an effort to hide the fact that he did it. Peter fiercely opposes the fact that they are in the same faction. Al helps Tris with the bedding, and Al confesses that he really doesn’t want to fight anyone again. Tris, Christina, and Al go to the training room, and Tris sees that her first opponent is Peter. During the fight Tris loses consciousness. Al, Christina, and Will are at her bedside when she wakes up. Christina and Will go to dinner, while Al stays behind to tell her that the initiates are going outside the Dauntless complex the next day. Al tells her not to worry about Christina’s comments about Tris’ face, and that it looks good and brave. Tris begins to notice that Al may act like a little more than a friend, but Tris knows that she cannot be attracted to someone that fragile.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Chapter 11 Vocabulary Mesmerize – to hold the attention of someone Gratitude – being thankful Wit – intelligence Bickering – to argue about small stuff Dilapidated – in a state of disrepair, run down Perpendicular – straight up and down, 90 degree angle Antagonize – to cause someone to become hostile Fraternize – to form a friendship with someone Chapter 11 New Characters None

Chapter 11 1. What happens if the initiates are not one of the top 5 at the end of initiation? They end up as a fence guard 2. What was Four’s rank when he was an initiate? 1 3. What advice to Four give Tris? Attack first Pg. 22 Four

Christina wakes Tris up as the initiates are getting ready for the trip. Tris, feeling worse than the day before, and appears to be very beat up, though she does not want to accept this. The initiates begin to board the train, and Al helps Tris into the car. Tris, Christina, and Will wonder what is outside the fences of the city, beyond the farms. Four leads the initiates to show them that if they are not one of the top five at the end of the ranking, they will end up as fence guards. Peter asks Four what rank he was, and he tells them that he was first. Peter is shocked as to why Four did not choose a government job, and Four says flatly that he didn’t want one. A truck with apples from Amity passes by and Robert, Susan’s brother, must have transferred to Amity. He notices Tris, and they try to talk, but Molly continues to insult Tris and Robert tells her that she should be happy and leaves. Four tells Tris that she makes the wrong decisions, and tells her that if she learned to attack first, she’d do better in the training room. He says that she’s fast and that she can use it to her advantage. Tris asks how he could possibly notice, seeing as he left. He replies, “It wasn’t something I wanted to watch, ” and Tris is very confused as to what that is supposed to mean.

Chapter 12 Vocabulary 1. Triumphant – having won a battle or contest 2. Squint – to look at something with your eyes partly closed in an attempt to see better 3. Taut – stretched or pulled tight 4. Forlorn – pitifully sad 5. Eerie – strange and frightening 6. Sarcasm – the use of irony to mock 7. Plummeting – to fall or drop at a high speed Chapter 12 New Characters Myra Marlene Uriah

Chapter 12 1. How many days has it been since Tris fought Peter? Who does she fight next? 2. Why are the initiates woke up in the middle of the night? To play capture the flag with paintball guns 2. What does Tris climb? Ferris Wheel 3. What does she realize about Four? That she likes him 4. Who are the two people that Tris becomes friends with? Uriah and Marlene

All of the initiates, including the Dauntless-born ones, go to the tracks and are supplied with paintball guns. Four helps Tris into the train, and once all of the initiates are in, he explains that they will be divided into two teams to play capture the flag. Four and Eric are the team leaders, and Four picks Tris decides that she has to prove to him that she isn’t weak. Four also chooses Christina, Will, and Drew. Tris realizes that Four picked all of the initiates that are narrow and small, but fast, and she sees that Four is smarter than Eric. The team is close to Erudite headquarters, and Tris can’t help but think of Caleb. The team tries to strategize, and Tris finds herself distracted by Four. Tris walks toward the Ferris wheel while the others bicker. She starts to climb, and Four comes to her. She tells him that she’s seeking higher ground, and he follows. He asks her what she thinks the purpose of the game is, and Tris says strategy and teamwork. Tris becomes dizzy, but not from the height. “Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames. ” Four thinks that Tris is inhumane because she doesn’t seem to be affected by the height of the Ferris wheel Tris figures that Four is scared of heights, and he tells her that he ignores his fear when being Dauntless. Some bars loosen and Tris dangles, while Four turns on the Ferris wheel. Tris begins to move down and hits the ground safely. Four gently takes Tris’ hands from her face and asks if she’s alright. They both start to laugh. Four and all of the other initiates look to Tris for a plan, who suggests that they split up in half, going to the bridge and the pier, so that half can charge, and half can retrieve the flag. Christina snatches the flag from the branch, claiming that Tris was enough of a hero for the day, and they cheer. Four comes over to her and quietly says, “Well done. ”

Chapter 13 Vocabulary 1. Trudge – walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired or its muddy 2. Slouches – to stand or sit in a lazy way 3. Technique – the way you do something 4. Compliance – doing what you are asked to do 5. Sadistic – taking pleasure in the pain of others Chapter 13 New Characters None

Chapter 13 1. What do the initiates learn in training? How to throw knives 2. Who hits the target first? Tris 3. Who does Four throw knives at? What happens? Tris. The last knife nicks her ear.

The initiates begin target practice with knives. They feel strange in Tris’ hands. Tris and Christina notice that Four must have really wounded Eric’s pride the day before. Tris tries to hit the targets while Peter taunts her, and she is the first person to hit the target. Al is the only one who doesn’t hit the target, and Eric challenges him. Eric tries to make him retrieve his knives while the other initiates are still throwing theirs, but Al refuses. Al is forced to stand in front of the target while Four, tense, has to throw knives at the target. Four challenges Eric’s authority, but Tris steps in and takes Al’s place. Four, reluctant, throws one knife. Then another. Four wants her to step down, but she gets frustrated and yells. The third time, Four nicks her ear, on purpose. Eric says that he has to keep an eye on Tris. After Eric leaves, Tris yells at Four, exasperated that he’s taunting her. He says he’s tired of waiting for her to catch on. Tris calls him sadistic, and yet he says that if he wanted to hurt her, he would have done it already. He slams a knife into a table and leaves.

Free Four is one chapter of Divergent written from Four’s point of view. While we are comparing two different characters’ points of view, it is also important to remember that authors write from different points of view.

Point of View: Who’s Telling the Story? ? ? • First-Person Point of View is when we see the story from one characters point of view. The word “I” , “my” and “me” are used. You only know what the narrator sees, thinks or feels. ex: She told me that the party was at 8 pm and I went. • Second-Person Point of View is when we see both points of view and know what other people are experiencing. The use of "you " and he and she is used. 2 nd person isn’t used much! ex: She told you that the party was at 8 pm and she felt that you should go so you went. • Third-Person Point of View is when a non-active person is telling the story and we see all points of view. ex: She was told that the party was at 8 pm and felt she should go. A third-person narrator is an outside observer and an tell you how all the characters think or feel and what they see.

There Always Two Sides to the Story… • Have you ever heard anyone say, “There are two sides to every story? ” • What do you think this means? • It means that for every situation, there are different “points of view” depending on who you are and how you are looking at the situation. It also depends on your background, your beliefs and your experiences. • Activity: Learn about Point of View while reading about the “The 3 Little Pigs”…

The Point of View shows the perspective of the story “That rotten wolf tried to eat us!!!!” “I was framed! I just wanted to borrow a cup of sugar!”

Read Free Four and compare and contrast Tris’s and Four’s points of view on the knife throwing incident.

Free Four 1. Why does Four like the training room? It’s the first place he felt strong. 2. Why did Four request that knife throwing be taken out of initiate training? Because no one ever uses it except to show off. 3. Who gave Four his nickname? Amar 4. Why is Four kind of glad he is the one throwing the knives at AL? That way he knows Al will be safe. 5. Why does Four nick Tris’s ear? How does this differ from what Tris believes? To show Eric that she is just another initiate to him. He doesn’t want Eric to know he likes her. Tris thinks he is doing it to impress Eric. 6. What does Free Four tell us about Four that we did not learn from Divergent? Four wanted to leave Dauntless, he is divergent, & he likes Tris

Chapter 14 Vocabulary 1. Sob – to cry noisily 2. Disparity – a great difference, not equal 3. Irresistible – can’t be resisted or refused Chapter 14 New Characters None

Chapter 14 1. What is Tris worried about? Visiting Day 2. What does she notice when she looks in the mirror? She notices that she has muscles. 3. Why do the other initiates make fun of Tris? They see her in her towel and say that she looks like a child. 4. What happens during Al’s fight? Why? He takes a few punches and goes down because he doesn’t like to fight. 5. Who does Tris fight in the arena? What happens? Molly. Tris beats her so bad Four has to make her stop.

Tris is worried about Visiting Day. She looks at herself in the mirror and notices some muscle forming, and likes that she is stronger. She comes back to the dormitory only wearing a towel, horrified to see that Peter and his horrible friends are there. Peter comes very close to her, eyeing her body with scrutiny. Peter rips the towel off of her and she runs to the bathroom, shaking. Tris, instead of crying, realizes that she wants to hurt them, and she will. The next day in training Tris draws on her anger for Molly and is quick. Tris ducks and punches, and Molly isn’t in the mood to taunt anymore. Tris realizes that there is something Molly isn’t protecting, and she sees that both she and Molly do not protect their ribs and stomach. Tris starts kicking at her ribs, and doesn’t stop, furious with rage. Four has to pull her away, telling her that she already won and has to stop, and he is alarmed. Tris wishes that she could be sorry for what she did, but isn’t.

Chapter 15 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Meek – quiet and gentle Prohibited - forbidden Premises – a building and the land around it Purses - pucker Stunned – dazed, to knock unconscious Chapter 15 New Characters Natalie – Tris’s Mother (We met her in Chapter 1 but we didn’t know her name. )

Chapter 15 1. What special day takes place in Chapter 15? Visiting day Drew Molly 2. _____ & _______ parents do not visit them. 3. How long has it been since Tris has seen her family? 4. Tris’s _______ visits her. Mom 5. What does Tris’s mom tell her to do? (3 Things) Not to draw attention to herself, to eat a piece of cake for her, and 6. to What does Tris figure aboutserum her mom? talk to Caleb about the out simulation That she used to be Dauntless

It is Visiting Day, and all of the transfers are nervous that their parents won’t come. Eric warns them not to get too attached. Drew and Molly’s families don’t come, but Peter’s did. Will meets with his sister, while Christina meets with her family. Tris becomes extremely happy when she sees her mom, who almost doesn’t recognize her, but is equally happy to see her. Tris asks her mom about her dad, and she says that he has been rather selfish lately. Tris is utterly confused. Her mom tells her that the Erudite have banned Abnegation visitors, so she cannot visit Caleb. She quickly asks Tris how she’s ranked, and Tris is perplexed as to how Natalie knows all of this. She says she’s close to the bottom, and her mother is relieved because she knows that no one pays attention to the bottom. She warns Tris to be careful in stage two of the initiation and not draw attention to herself. She tells Tris that she needs her to tell Caleb to research the stimulation serum. Her mom tells her to try the cake and leaves. Tris realizes that Natalie has been in the compound before, that her mother was Dauntless.

Chapter 16 Vocabulary 1. Calculate – to determine by reasoning 2. Harshly – in an unkind manner 3. Smirking – to smile in a annoying way 4. Pang – a sudden sharp pain 5. Vigorously – to do something with a lot of effort 6. Serum – a medicine in fluid or liquid state Chapter 16 New Characters None

Chapter 16 Tris Al 1. _____ realizes that _____ has feelings for her and she lets him down gently. He’s embarrassed. 2. Where is Tris ranked after the first round of training? 7 th 3. Who gets stabbed in the eye with a knife? Edward Will 4. Tris and ______ take a walk. 5. When the get back to the dorm they find out that Edward Myra ______ and ____ quit.

Tris ventures back to the dormitory, where she sees Al, who did not end up meeting with his parents. He explains that he didn’t want them to ask him how he was doing, and also mentions that his parents always wanted him to be Dauntless. Al doesn’t understand why they should hurt people while fighting, instead of protecting them. He also says that he feels braver around Tris, and that he fits in like she does. He wraps his arm around her shoulders, but Tris doesn’t lean into him, and he lets his hand drop. Al is embarrassed, but Tris tries to act like nothing happened. At dinner, Christina, Al, and Will begin discussing the aptitude tests, but Tris becomes uncomfortable, worried that she’ll give something away about being Divergent. They become suspicious as to how she got Dauntless is she didn’t pick the knife, while Tris half-lies and says that she got Abnegation. Back in the dormitory, Four explains that rank is determined by skill. He also mentions that it is extremely hard to rank high after the initiation if their rank is low now. They are ranked as follows: 1. Edward, 2. Peter, 3. Will, 4. Christina, 5. Molly, 6. Tris… 7. Drew, 8. Al, and 9. Myra. Later that night Tris’s thoughts are disturbed by a wail as everyone finds Edward on the floor, with a knife through one eye. Myra and Edward both quit, and two Dauntless-born initiates were cut. Now Tris is ranked fifth, and there are seven left

Chapter 17 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ritual – a religious or serious ceremony Emerge – to come into view Deflates – let air out Wincing – to give a slight involuntary grimmace Marsh – a swamp Exhilaration - excitement Chapter 17 New Characters Gabe, Zeke, & Shauna

Chapter 17 1. Make a list of words to describe Tris in this chapter. outgoing, brave, fearless, disappointed, trusting 2. What is the main event of this chapter? An initiation for the Dauntless born initiates where they zip line off a tall building 3. List the characters that are involved in this chapter. Tris, Uriah, Shauna, Christina, Will, & Al 4. Pick a character and write a tweet that they might send during this chapter. Example: @Four – Zipline off a tall building…not me! #overthis

Uriah finds Tris alone in a hallway, and she joins the Dauntless-born initiates in an “initiation ceremony. ” The older siblings of the initiates lead the dangerous activity. They board the train, and Tris deflates when she learns that Four isn’t coming. Shauna, an older Dauntless, tells Tris about Four, that it was nice of him when he trained her during their initiation two years ago. The group heads towards the abandoned Hancock building. They take an elevator up to the 100 th floor. The initiates climb a latter to the roof, and she can’t help but think of Four, and also wonders if they’re on a suicide mission. There is a cable and a pile of black slings. They create makeshift zipline harnesses and zip far across from the building. Tris, surprisingly, is eager. Once Tris is in the sling, however, she starts to regret doing it, but is let go. She feels weightless and exhilirated, imagining that she’s flying. She hangs 20 ft in the air when she stops, and she has to trust everyone below to catch her, and accepts that they are hers and that she is theirs. After the adventure, Shauna says that they can’t call her Stiff any more. The group comes back to the compound, and Christina, Will, and Al are tense, because Tris left them behind. Tris is more and more determined to survive the next stage of initiation.

Chapter 18 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Intimidate – to frighten someone into doing what you want Beckons – to make a gesture for someone to come closer Terrifying – causing you to feel extreme fear Recoil – to suddenly flinch back in fear or disgust Simulation – imitating reality Visceral – relating to basic feelings Vague – something that is unclear Syringe – the part that attaches to a needle with medicine it Chapter 18 New Characters Lynn & Drew

Chapter 18 1. What happens in stage 2 of Dauntless initiation? The initiates have to go through a simulation that makes them face their fears. 2. Draw a picture that represents what Tris experienced during the simulation. Pictures will be different 3. What are some fears that you might experience if you were put through a similar simulation? Answers will vary 4. Why do you think that Tris is able to come out of the simulation faster than the other initiates? Because she is Divergent

The Dauntless-born and transfer initiates will now be training together. Initiates are called into a room as part of stage two. Tris walks into the room and almost flees, seeing the stimulation chair. Four tells her to sit, and that she will be facing her fears. He moves on to inject the serum into Tris and tells her that she has to stay in the stimulation long enough to calm down. He tells her to be brave. Tris enters the stimulation, and ends up in a grassy field. A crow lands on her, and she tries to hit it, but it doesn’t budge. A bunch of crows are swooping towards her, but she is unable to move. Tris starts screaming as the crows pick at her. She yells for help, and she feels like she is dying. Then she remembers that she actually isn’t dying and that it’s not real. She remembers to be brave. Tris begins to breath slowly while crows are still attacking her, and she relaxes every muscles. She comes out of the stimulation, still kicking, and she yells not be touched, while Four says that it’s just him. Four hauls her out of the chair and steers her through the back door. Tris begins yelling at him, asking why the Dauntless would torture initiates like that, and he calmly tells her that overcoming cowardice is not easy. She believes that she failed. Four asks how long she believes that she spent in the hallucination. She says half an hour, he replies that she got out 3 minutes faster than the other initiates. He gently guides her back to the dorm, and she asks what his first hallucination was. He replies that is was rather a “who” and that he may never be over that fear. Four explains that becoming fearless isn’t the point, and it’s learning how to control your fear that is important.

Chapter 19 Vocabulary 1. Coincidence – two things that happen that seem related but really aren’t 2. Morally – in a way that goes along with standards of good behavior 3. Bereft – lacking something or lonely and abandoned 4. Corrupted – to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain 5. Proselytizing – attempt to convert someone from one religion or belief to another 6. Unscathed – without injury or damage 7. Intoxicated – drunk 8. Apprehension – anxiety or fear something bad will happen Chapter 19 New Characters None

Chapter 19 1. What are the newspapers saying that upsets Tris? That she was abused as a kid and that is why she left Abnegation 2. When Tris talks to Four what is wrong with him? He is drunk 3. What does Tris get a tattoo of in this chapter? The Dauntless seal 4. Write some adjectives that describe Four in this chapter.

Tris finds Peter and the other initiates reading a report released by the Erudite attacking her father. It said that the way she had been raised was the reason for her and Caleb leaving Abnegation. Molly got her revenge by telling an Erudite reporter that Tris possibly had an abusive upbringing, which of course, is not true. Peter holds the paper high above Tris, but she refuses to jump, and instead stomps Peter’s foot as hard as she can. She then throws herself at Molly, but Will pulls her away. Tris starts yelling, angry that they’re talking about her family and faction. And Will corrects her by saying that it’s not her faction. Later, Tris and Christina both get Dauntless seal tattoos. Tris is worried about Al because even though he seems happy, there is something wrong. Tris spots Four by the chasm, drunk. Four walks up to Christina, Will, Al, and Tris, and tells Tris that she looks different. Tris doesn’t like Four this way, it unsettles her. Then he tells her that she looks good, her heart leaps, and she tells him to stay away from the chasm. Tris realizes that Al still cares too much about her, and Will and Christina are starting to catch on to Tris and Four, and the way they act around each other.

Divergent Chapters 1 -19 Review The Factions Setting In the future in Chicago

Divergent Chapters 1 -19 Review The Characters Tris – the main character, transferred from Abnegation to Dauntless Four – in charge of training transfers, Tris has a crush on him Eric – cruel Dauntless leader in charge of initiate training

Divergent Chapters 1 -19 Review The Characters Peter – jerk that makes fun of Tris Christina – Tris’s best friend Al – a weak boy with a crush on Tris Tori – tattoo artist that told Tris she is divergent

Divergent Chapters 1 -19 Review The Characters Natalie – Tris’s mom Marcus – Four’s dad an Abnegation leader Caleb – Tris’s brother

Chapter 20 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Rationality – the state of having good sense Orb – a spherical body like a globe Frantic – wild or distraught with fear Demeanor – your outward behavior Tension – the state of being stretched tight Inconclusive – doesn’t give a definite result Manipulate – trying to get your way at all costs Chapter 20 New Characters None

Chapter 20 1. What happens during Tris’s simulation? She was trapped in a tank of water and was able to make it bust so she could get out 2. What does Four find out from watching Tris’s simulation? That she is divergent so he deletes the footage of her simulation 3. What does Tori tell Tris will happen to her if the Dauntless leaders find out that she is divergent? That they will kill her 4. Write a status for Tris about what happened.

Tris knows that she, and all of the other initiates, are nervous about the stimulations. She goes into her second one. Tris finds herself standing near the chasm, with the other initiates standing around her, unmoving. Tris ends up in a glass box, sealed in. Four taps at the glass, smirking, and shows her that water is starting to fill the box. No one moves to help Tris, and she tries to break the glass. She sees Will, and starts to remember that she has to stop fighting it. She takes a deep breath, but the water rises and she screams. She hears a cracking sound when she slams her hand into the wall. The pane shatters, and she wakes up. Four asks how she cracked the glass, and she replies that she doesn’t know. For once, Tris is calm after the stimulation. He leads her to a hallway and says that she’s Divergent. He also says that she was able to manipulate the stimulation, and that he’ll delete the footage. He storms away. Tris wonders how he knew. She needs answers. Tris goes to Tori again, and asks for an explanation. Tori says that because Tris is Divergent, she is aware that she is in a stimulation and that it is not real, and that she can manipulate or shut it down. She also said that because Tris is also Dauntless, someone like her tends to die. Tori warns her that if the Dauntless leaders discover Tris is Divergent, they will kill her. Tris does not believe her, and Tori explains that they killed her brother because he was Divergent. Tris concludes that since Four deleted the footage, he doesn’t want her dead. Tori warns her to be careful.

Chapter 21 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Surefooted – not likely to stumble or fall Luxuries – stuff you don’t have to have Acknowledge – to accept or admit something Console – to comfort someone Scalped – cut the hair off someone’s head Trickle – a small flow of liquid Chapter 21 New Characters None

Chapter 21 1. What 4 fears have appeared in Tris’s simulations? Burned alive, drowning in the ocean, watched her family bleed to death, had to shoot her family 2. How is Tris ranked after the second round of training? 1 st 3. What is the major thing that happens to Tris during this chapter? She is attacked by Peter, Al, and Drew. Four saves her. 4. So far what would you say the overall conflict of the plot in this novel is? Tris’s struggle to make a choice between her family and becoming Dauntless 5. Write a status the Four might post during this chapter.

In the past four days, Tris has faced four fears. One, she was tied to a stake and Peter burned her alive; two, she was drowning in the middle of the ocean; three, she watched her family slowly bleed to death; and four, she was forced to shoot her family. She now knows what fear is. She realizes that she first jumped off of the roof not to be like Dauntless, but because she already was one of them. Tris makes it back to the dormitory, where Eric posts the rankings for stage two. Tris’ name is in the first slot, Peter is second, and Christina and Will are seventh and ninth. She should be pleased, but she knows that she will be despised now. Al is last. Peter turns to her, furious, and slams her against the wall, asking how she did it. Will defends her, but Peter asks Will if he considered the fact that Tris could be manipulating them. Four, however, stops Tris and tells her that she belongs here, and that it’ll be ok. She takes his hand they stare at each other, but then she pulls away, thinking it was worth it. Tris and the other initiates all go to sleep. Tris wakes up and goes to get a drink of water, but hear’s Eric’s voice. Eric says he hasn’t seen any signs of “it” to a woman, who replies that the stimulations reveal Divergent rebels, and tells Eric that his priority and reason for appointment is to always find the Divergent. Tris tries to see who the voice belongs to, but is grabbed from behind by Peter. Her eyes are covered, and she is dragged my three people, Peter, Al, and Drew. Peter grabs her by the neck and holds her over the chasm. Peter shouts and Tris manages to grab hold of the railing. She hears Drew screaming on the pit floor as someone kicks him. She notices that it’s Four. He pulls her over the railing and carries her.

Chapter 22 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Placid – not easily upset, calm and peaceful Deposited – put or set down in a certain place Triumph – a great victory Infirmary – a hospital Vulnerable – exposed to the possibility of attack Predatory – seeking to take advantage of others Chapter 22 New Characters None

Chapter 22 1. Where does Tris wake up? Four’s Apartment 2. How does she get there? How does Tris know this? Four carried her. All she remembers is seeing the tattoo on his neck 3. Why are Four’s knuckles are bleeding? He beat up Drew for attacking Trs 4. What happened to Al and Peter? They ran away 5. What advice does Four give Tris? Show some vulnerability and rely on her friends for help 6. Write some adjectives to describe Four in this chapter? Angry, mad, bloody, tough, brave, caring

Tris wakes up in Four’s room. Tris notices that his hands are bruised up, but he says that they are none of her concern, and reassures her that he is alright. Four tells her that he put Drew in the infirmary after, and that Peter and Al ran. Four says that Drew is alive, somehow. Four raises his hand to her cheek, and says that he could report this, but Tris says no, and that she doesn’t want them to think that she’s scared. Tris tries to get up, but is in pain. Four tells her that she should rely on her transfer friends, but she mentions Al. Four says that Tris made Al feel weak. Four mentions that she has to pretend to be vulnerable. Tris says that she doesn’t think she can do that, especially after Peter touched her, and could have done worst things to her. He tells her to ruin them when she sees an opportunity.

Chapter 23 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Detergent – soap, something used to clean with Particular – special, an individual item Throbbing – to feel pain in rhythm with your heartbeat Prickles – a tingling sensation Artifice – something used to trick people Repentant – being sorry Chapter 23 New Characters None

Chapter 23 Tris 1. _______ sleeps in Four’s apartment instead of dorm the _______. 2. Four 3. Tris finally admits to herself that she likes ______. 4. How does Tris show vulnerability? She tells the others what happened to her. 5. What is the fear landscape? A simulation that makes you experience your worst fears. 6. What does Tris do when Al apologizes? She doesn’t accept his apology and tells him not to come near her again.

That night, Tris sleeps on his bed while Four sleeps on the floor. Tris realizes that she likes Four for his bravery and smartness, and for treating her like she’s strong. She wakes up the next morning aching. He says that he’ll go into the cafeteria first. Tris feels that she can’t let herself be weak. She walks into the dining hall, pretending to cower. She sits next to Will, Uriah, and Christina. Tris explains to her friends that is was Peter, Drew, and Al. Tris continues to pretend to be afraid. Tris tells her friends that someone, not mentioning Four, saved her. Uriah says that they have to edge Peter out of the rankings. Will says that they will protect Tris. Christina apologizes for the flag incident, but Tris is still unsure of whether they are her real friends, though she lets her anger go. Four leads them up high over the Pit, where Tris grabs Will’s arm to steady him, a gesture that results in Four looking jealous. They walk across the glass above the Pit, and Four leads them into the fear landscape. In the fear landscape, everyone knows that it’s just a stimulation, and everyone will be like the Divergent. They have to learn to be mentally prepared. To surpass an obstacle, they have to either calm down enough in the stimulation, or face the fear. Tris finally sees Al back in the dorm, Al explains that he never wanted to hurt Tris, and asks forgiveness. She tells him to stay away from her.

Chapter 24 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Streaked – Corpse – Pitched – Somber – Deceased – Flaw – Chapter 24 New Characters None

Chapter 24 1. ________ wakes 2. _____ up and tells her that something happened To 3. _____. The two of them run to the 4. _______ where they see 5. ______ body being hoisted over the ledge. During the funeral Tris stands with 6. ______, 7. _______ & 8. _____. 9. _________ gives a speech about Al, saying that his suicide was brave. Tris gets upset that the Dauntless are saying that Al’s actions were courageous, and leaves the funeral. She goes to the 10. ________ and Four calls her name. The two of them talk and he warns her that she needs to be careful because 11. ___________________.

Christina wakes Tris to tell her that something’s wrong with Al. Two men hoist out Al’s body from the chasm. Tris can’t breath and sinks to the ground with Christina. Tris runs away to the tattoo parlor. Tori says that the Dauntless handle funerals swiftly, and that most walk around drunk afterword. Tris asks Tori how she deals with her brother’s death, and she tells her that it took her years to stop plotting revenge for a while, just until an opportunity presents itself. Tori and Tris return to the funeral ceremony, where Molly begins taunting Tris about another article. Tris says nothing and punches her automatically. Will stops Molly and tells both of them to stop. Eric starts to speak on behalf of Al, but Tris knows his speech isn’t genuine. He makes Al’s death seem brave, but Tris knows that Al killed himself because of the Dauntless flaw, pride. Four stops Tris in a hallway. Tris complains that Eric tries to make suicide brave. She yells that in Abnegation things aren’t as bad. Four tells her to be careful, that she’s as bad as the Candor. Four warns Tris that they (the leaders) are watching her, and that he’s been trying to help her. Tris counters saying that all he does is taunt her. Four says that he was just reminding her that, because she is Abnegation, if she failed, someone would take her place. It’s when she is acting selflessly that she is bravest. He was reminding her that she couldn’t give up (knife throwing incident). Tris doesn’t understand why she has to act the way the leaders want her to. She realizes that she’s wired like the Divergent. Four tells her that his first instinct is to push her until she breaks, to see how hard he has to press. But he resists, because he loves to see fear awaken her. Tris draws him closer, realizing that he doesn’t scare her anymore. But Tris begins to ask Four if she should’ve forgiven Al. Four says that we have guilt to remind us to do better next time. Tris frowns, realizing that this is a lesson Abnegation members learn. She asks what faction Four is from, but he says that it doesn’t matter. He kisses her forehead, and they stay like that for a long time.

Chapter 25 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. Lighthearted – Symbolic – Hesitation – Accommodate – Chapter 25 New Characters None

Chapter 25

Tris, Will, and Christina have all gotten fresh tattoos, Tris getting the symbol of Abnegation. Tris notices that Christina and Will share a lot of idle touches lately. They are about to leave when Tris spots Four climbing to the glass ceiling. Tris leaves them and follows Four, without even looking back, knows that Tris is following him. He takes her into his fear landscape, telling her there are some things that he wants to show her. He tells her to see if she can figure out why they call him Four. They enter the landscape. During the fear landscape, Tris, realizes that Four is Tobias the boy who left Abnegation to join Dauntless a few years ago. They get out of the landscape, and Tris realizes that Tobias only has four fears, and that’s why they call him “Four. ” Tobias says nothing but brings Tris in, clutching to her. Tobias says that Tris got him through it.

Chapter 26 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. Angular – having angles or sharp corners Hazardous – dangerous Necessity – required Self-preservation – a natural tendency to protect yourself 5. Insurmountable – too great to be overcome Chapter 26 New Characters None

Chapter 26 Imagery—the words or phrases a writer uses to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind. Imagery is usually based on sensory details. Examples: He fumed and charged like an angry bull. He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm. He felt like the flowers were waving him a hello. The F-16 swooped down like an eagle after its prey. 1. Write 3 sentences that contain imagery that could be used to describe the events of setting of Ch. 26. 2. Where do Four and Tris go? Why? To the bottom of the chasm. So they can talk and no one will hear them because of the sound of the rushing water. 3. Why does Four watch Tris so much? Because he likes her

Tris and Four walk toward the Pit. Tris tells Four that he can’t be fearless. Tris wants to know about his aptitude test. They walk to a rock near the chasm. Tobias tells Tris that he got Abnegation on his aptitude test, but had to leave because of his dad. Tris asks if that’s why he doesn’t want to be a leader, because he’d have to see his dad, and Tobias also says that he feels like he doesn’t quite belong. He tells her that selflessness and bravery are closely intertwined, and Tris mentions that she had to leave Abnegation because she wasn’t selfless enough. He says, however, that she let someone throw knives at her to spare her friend, and hit his dad with a belt to protect him, which is very selfless. Tris tells him that he’s been paying close attention. He says that he likes to observe people, but Tris says that he’s a terrible liar. He says he watched her because he likes her, and asks that she calls him Tobias. Tris doesn’t understand how he could like her, her being younger, not pretty. Tobias says that he likes her because she’s smart, and brave, and doesn’t look at him like a kicked puppy. Then he kisses her.

Chapter 27 Vocabulary 1. Suppressing – to forcibly end 2. Lunatic – a mentally ill person 3. Incredulous – unable to be believed 4. Overcompensating – to go to extremes to try and make up for something 1. Exceptional – unusual or outstanding 2. Preoccupation – stuck thinking about something Chapter 27 New Characters None

Chapter 27 1. Why does Tris wake up happy? She is happy because the night before she found out that Four likes her too. 2. What is different about Four the next morning? He has cut his hair more like the Abnegation 3. What did we learn that Four’s real name is? Tobias 4. What happens when Tris goes through the fear landscape? She panics and Tobias has to stop the simulation and yells at her. She gets mad and slaps him.

Tris wakes up super happy, which irritates Christina, but Will says to let her be, because they may never see it again. When Tris goes to eat, Tobias ignores her. Tris, filled with dread, wonders what she could’ve done wrong. Christina hopes they’ll get to see Four’s fear landscape, but Tris knows that Four wouldn’t let everyone see the last fear, of his father. Lauren, an instructor, tells them that the average number of fears is 10 -15, and that the lowest number was four. Each initiate gets one of Lauren’s fears, so Tris gets kidnapping. Tris enters the stimulation, people begin to kidnap her, and she screams and screams. Tris is taken out of the stimulation by a stern voice yelling “stop. ” Tris realizes that she lost all logic and sense, and that Lauren’s fear became her own. Tobias marches toward he and asks her what that was, telling her it was pathetic. Something snaps inside Tris, and she smacks him really hard. She tells him to shut up and leaves.

Chapter 28 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Signify – to signal or represent Spectacles - glasses Self-indulgence – only worrying about yourself Permitted - allowed Dwarfs – to make look small Corrupt – bad, goes against the rules Chapter 28 New Characters None

Chapter 28 1. What does Tris do that gets her in trouble? She leaves the Dauntless compound 2. Why do she do it? She goes to the Erudite to see Caleb 3. What happens to Tris? She is arrested by the Erudite and questioned by Janean Matthews 4. What does Tobias discover about the Erudite’s plans? They are planning a war against Abnegation 5. Why do then need the Dauntless to help? The Dauntless have the weapons

Tris goes outside the compound. Tris decides to visit Caleb. She heads toward the central Erudite building, hoping to find records of the initiates. She walks up to a man and says that she’s looking for Caleb, but the man says that he’s not permitted to give out that information. Tris slams her hand on the desk and demands to see Caleb, who happens to walk by. Caleb takes Tris outside to somewhere more private. Tris thinks that Caleb isn’t very pleased to see her, but he explains that it’s forbidden. Caleb tells Tris that something big is happening, and that something is wrong. Tris is frustrated that Caleb is ignorant about the people around him, and he tells Tris that she should go. She leaves, but tells him that their mom said to research the stimulation serum. She walks away and two Erudite men arrest her. She is brought to Jeanine. Tris knows that she heard her voice before, in the hallway when she was talking to Eric about the Divergent. Jeanine informs her that her test results were inconclusive and that only she and one other came to Dauntless from Abnegation. Jeanine tells Tris she was interested in the fact that there was another error in one of Tris’ stimulations. Tris knows the Jeanine is suspicious, but Tris lies about being sick after the stimulations, and her instructor not recording the results out of worry for her. Jeanine asks as to why she’s been so successful in the stimulations, and Tris says that she’s brave and best initiate, trying to say what Jeanine would expect. She wants to be as convincing as possible. She tells Jeanine that she was bored of being good all the time, and chose Dauntless, and mentions that she doesn’t miss her family anymore, which hurts her inside. Jeanine asks if she agrees with the reports Erudite released, and Tris lies saying “wholeheartedly. ” She is driven back to the Dauntless compound, where Eric is waiting for her. He looks pretty scary, and asks her what she thought she was doing, leaving. Tris realizes that he is an Erudite disguised as a Dauntless, hunting the Divergent.

Eric starts threatening her, and Tris doesn’t know how to reply to his accusations, until Tobias comes in. He tells Eric that Tris is just a foolish girl. Tobias pinches the bridge of his nose, trying to tell Tris something. She pretends to be vulnerable and embarrassed. She said she tried to do something, with Tobias filling in saying that she wanted to kiss him but he rejected her. Eric laughs, and lets her go. Tris waits for Tobias to scold her, but he just asks if she’s alright, worried. Tris explains what happened, and sarcastically states that she had a great day. She asks why he cares, and tells him that he can either be a cruel instructor or a concerned boyfriend. He tells her that he’s not cruel, and that he was protecting her from Peter and the others discovering Tobias’ and Tris’ feelings for each other. He tells her that he sometimes forgets that she can be hurt, and Tris notices that no one has ever been so convinced of her strength. They kiss, and Tobias asks if he just heard Tris call him her boyfriend. He says that he’d like to be. Tobias tells her that he has something to tell her, and to meet him back later. Tris meets up with Christina, who tells Tris that Will kissed her (AW). Tris is happy for her, and longs to tell her about Tobias, but knows that she can’t. They have some fun talking. When Tris meets Tobias that night, and they take the train, where they kiss, again. Tobias shows Tris that the Erudite keep their lights on at night. He mentions that he is extremely suspicious of people and always expects the worst, and that he’s really good with computers. He tells Tris that he hacked into Dauntless files, which contained secret plans sent by the Erudite. Tobias tells her that Erudite is planning a war on Abnegation. Tris realizes that Erudite doesn’t have weapons, and Dauntless does, and that’s why they’re working together. Tobias and Tris wonder how they’ll get the Dauntless to fight.

Chapter 29 Vocabulary 1. Manifesto – a public declaration or statement of a person or groups policies and goals 2. Adrenaline – a hormone released in your body that gives you a rush of energy Chapter 29 New Characters None

Chapter 29 1. What do Abnegation initiates do before they can become full members? Perform 30 days of community service 2. What does Tris eat for lunch? Abnegation food – Chicken, peas, & bread 3. Why do you think she picks Abnegation food? Its habit, its what she is used to 4. What does Tris have to do today? Go through her fear landscape

It is initiation day again, except that Tris won’t be participating in the ceremony this year. Tris realizes that she will always be part-Abnegation. She knows that she has to warn her family about the war. She also has to face her fear landscape first. Tris goes into the observation room, and sees Eric, Max, and others outside, judging the stimulation. In the observation room, Tris can only see people’s reactions, but not what they are seeing or their fears. Tris is finally called, and is injected.

Chapter 30 Vocabulary 1. Preparations – the action of getting ready 2. Strategies – a plan of action 3. Talons – a birds claw 4. Cackling – a harsh laugh 5. Peer – to look really hard at something Chapter 30 New Characters None

Chapter 30 1. What is the first fear Tris faces in her fear landscape? Birds / losing control 2. What is Tris’s second fear? drowning 3. How did Tris defeat the fire? She calmed down until it rained. Did she make it rain? 4. How does Four appear in Tris’s fear landscape? He is attracted to her and she fears his affection 5. What is Tris’s final fear? That she will kill her family 6. How does Tris respond to her final fear? She sacrifices herself for her family

Tris walks into the landscape with a plan to be mentally prepared. Tobias told her that the stimulations aren’t about the things in them, but something broader. The birds are back, and Tris focuses on not reacting rashly, knowing this stimulation is about control. She sees a gun in the grass and points it at the birds, shooting them. She feels powerful. Next, she is in the glass. She knows that this stimulation is about weakness, and that she has to convince herself she is strong enough to break the glass. She begins to panic when the glass doesn’t break, but calms down and imagines that the glass is as thin as ice, and it shatters. Next, she is in a large body of water again, being pulled down. She continuously tries to pull herself up on a rock, and knows that she has to regain control. She drags herself up and runs. After, she finds herself bound tightly, surrounded by logs. She sees other initiates and Peter carrying torches toward her. Tris doesn’t struggle against the ropes, and gulps air. The fire starts to spread, and Peter says that he smells her burning flesh. Tris says that she smells rain, and rain begins to pour down. The scene ends and another begins, Tris finding herself in her bedroom in Abnegation, with mirrors everywhere. She sees the man from the aptitude test, flanked by two faceless strangers, and they are there to kidnap her, like Peter, Drew, and Al did. Tris presses her hand to a mirror, telling herself it will be a closet door and that there will be a gun in there. She reaches the imagined gun and fires. Empty human bodies topple into her room as the mirrors break, and Tris sits in the closet trying to calm down. She finds another door and goes through it. In her next fear scene, Tobias is standing in front of her, with a bed behind him. He walks toward her and Tris is confused. Tris realizes that she has a fear of being with him, a nervous kind of panic. She tells him that she won’t sleep with him, laughing, and kisses him. Finally, the last scene is with Jeanine, who is forcing her to kill her family. Her family understands, but instead, Tris kills herself.

Chapter 31 Vocabulary 1. Masochism – the enjoyment of pain 2. Antiseptic – a substance that prevents the growth of disease causing organisms 3. Delusion – the psychotic belief of a lie 4. Virtues – a quality considered morally good Chapter 31 New Characters None

Chapter 31 1. What does Eric say he is injecting Tris with after she passes her fear landscape? A tracking device 2. How many fears did Tris have? 7 3. What is the topic of Tris and Four’s conversation? Their relationship 4. What is under Tris’s bandage? Her Abnegation tattoo

After the landscape, Tris is shaking and feels cold. She is extremely relieved. Eric, Max, Tobias, and others walk in, congratulating Tris on completing her final evaluation. Eric says that she has to get injected with a tracking device, courtesy of the Erudite, but Tris knows that it’s dangerous. She agrees, however, knowing that she has no other choice. Tobias congratulates her on having only seven fears. Tris becomes nervous and asks Tobias how much they told him about her fear landscape, and he says that he doesn’t know much. Tris doesn’t want to be afraid of him. Tobias and Tris go back to Tobias’ room, where he starts kissing Tris, but she is nervous and scared. Tobias asks her what’s wrong, and Tris says that she sometimes wonders what’s in it for him (as in, dating her). He says that she’s an idiot, but she defends herself saying that it’s weird that he chose her, and that if all he wants is sex, then…Tobias stops her and says that if he were looking for that, she probably wouldn’t be the first person he’d go to. Tris feels horrible, and is about to leave, until Tobias grabs her and apologizes, saying that he meant that she wasn’t like that, which he knew when he met her. Tris tells him he was an obstacle in her fear landscape. Tobias is hurt, believing that she’s afraid of him. Tris says that she has a fear of being with anyone, and since he’s older, she doesn’t know what his expectations are. Tobias says that she’s delusional and that this is all new to him as well. He mentions that she can tell him anything, and that he’s normally kinder than in training. Tris really wants to kiss him back, but she’s afraid of where it might go. Tobias notices a bandage on her shoulder, and Tris shows him her tattoo of Abnegation. Tris tells him that they have to warn Abnegation, and he says that they will. Tobias asks if the situation is scaring her (as in them together) and she says no, and that she’s scared of what she wants, which is him. Tobias asks if maybe one day, is she still wants him, they can…but Tris asks if he’s afraid of her too. Tobias says that he’s terrified, smiling. Tris says that maybe he won’t be in her fear landscape anymore, and Tobias says that they’ll call her Six. They kiss again, but it feels familiar to Tris this time.

Chapter 32 Vocabulary 1. Ambassador – A person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specific group 2. Intimacy – Close familiarity or friendship; closeness 3. Mock – to tease or laugh at 4. Eloquence – Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing Chapter 32 New Characters None

Chapter 32 1. What change does Tris notice in Tobias? He smiles more now that they are together 2. What Dauntless job does Christina want? To train initiates like Four 3. What Dauntless job does Tris want? Ambassador to the other factions 4. Who was cut from Dauntless? Molly & Drew 5. What overall rank is Tris? First 6. What does Tris figure out? That the Erudite are going to use the serum to make the Dauntless fight

Tris notices that Tobias smiles more after they spent some time together. Tris runs to talk to Christina and Will. Christina tells her that she wants to train initiates as her job, and Will says that he wants to be a Dauntless leader, but feels like it’s impossible to outrank everyone else. Tris says that she wants to be an embassador. Christina tells Tris that there was something in her fear landscape that the leaders were laughing about, and Tris says that she doesn’t know what, but Christina knows that she’s lying. Tris tells her that she was afraid of intimacy. Will laughs, and Tris asks Christina about the moths, which Will finds amusing as well. Eric reveals the list of names, 1. Tris 2. Uriah 3. Lynn 4. Marlene 5. Peter 6. Will 7. Christina, and everyone is happy. Tris notices that Molly and Drew where cut out. Tobias comes to congratulate her, and Tris says that she doesn’t care about anyone knowing about them, so she kisses him. Suddenly, Tris pieces everything together, that the serum, created by the Erudite, has transmitters, and that Eric and Max are working with the Erudite. Tris tells Tobias that she has to tell him something later. Christina and Will stare at Tris, probably because she and Tobias just kissed. Tris knows that the serum is how the Erudite will control the Dauntless.

Chapter 33 Vocabulary 1. Vacantly – empty 2. Peripheral – on or around the edge 3. Gracefully – in a gracious manner, smoothly Chapter 33 New Characters None

Chapter 33 1. What wakes Tris up? A squeaking mattress and shuffling feet 2. Who does Tris see first? What does she look like? Christina, Her eyes are open but blank 3. What does Tris do? She goes with them and tries to act like them 4. How does she know Tobias is really awake? He squeezes her hand 5. What is really going on? All of the Dauntless are being controlled by the Erudite 6. What happens to Tris while they are running from Eric? She gets shot in the shoulder

Tris tries to find Tobias, but was too tired. She wakes up to find everyone silently getting dressed. She notices that they are being controlled. Tris tries to blend in and mimic them. Max doesn’t notice her at all. They walk into a hall filled with guns. Tris decides that she’ll pretend long enough to get to the Abnegation sector and warn her family. Tris realizes that the Dauntless leaders are all awake, and she is as well, because she is Divergent. That must mean, if correct, that Tobias must be too. She has to find him. Tris gets into the train with the others, and notices Tobias blank-faced, and Tris is disappointed. But then, Tobias laces his fingers through Tris’ and she knows that he’s Divergent, and awake. Getting off of the train, Tobias tells her to run, but Tris mentions her family. Tris is finding it harder and harder to focus, hearing gunshots. She knows that she has to keep walking. Tris sees Tori kill a council member. Eric pokes at Tris making her almost flinch, and then walks by Tobias, pointing his gun at him. Eric is about to shoot Tobias when Tris presses her gun’s barrel into Eric’s forehead. She fires at Eric’s foot, and Tobias fires at another leader’s foot as well. Tris and Tobias run, but Tris gets shot in the shoulder. She tells Tobias to run, but he refuses to leave her. Eric points a gun at them, calling them Divergent rebels, and tells them to surrender their weapons.

Chapter 34 Vocabulary 1. Urges – to persuade someone 2. Steel – a strong metal 3. Deductive reasoning – thinking through a problem from cause to effect 4. Perplexed - confused 5. Orchestrated – to arrange or plan Chapter 34 New Characters None

Chapter 34 1. What is pressed against Tris’s spine to urge her along? A gun barrel 2. What are Tris and Four called by the Erudite? Divergent rebels 3. What does Jeanine say about divergent people that makes Four mad? That they are weak willed 4. Describe Jeanine Matthews. A woman that wears a blue dress, glasses, and is pudgy 5. What is Four injected with? A new serum that works on the divergent 6. What happens to Tris at the end of the chapter? She is knocked out

Tris is in too much pain to think about much. Tobias and Tris are herded into a small office, where Jeanine questions Tobias as to how he evaded her suspicion of being Divergent. She thinks that his Divergence is weaker, and Tobias makes a sarcastic remark. Tobias tells her to get on with killing them, but Jeanine says that she has another batch of serum to test, one that could work on the Divergent. Jeanine explains that she couldn’t understand why most of the Divergent where from Abnegation, absolutely disgusted by Abnegation in general. Jeanine wants to control Abnegation and create a new government. Jeanine taunts Tobias about his father. Then, she says that they are needed to test that special batch of serum because it might not work on the Divergent in the Abnegation faction. Tris notices that Jeanine isn’t completely a maniac, but just sees problems and solves them. Jeanine says that Tobias will be the first test, seeing as Tris is too injured and will be killed. Tris see’s the terror in Tobias’ eyes (AWW). Tobias says that he would rather die. Tobias kisses Tris, and lunges across the room, choking Jeanine. Two Dauntless guards pry him off, and one slams Tris into the wall when she tries to help, but she is too weak to do much else. Jeanine injects Tobias. He appears alert, and Jeanine says that he doesn’t recognize Tris. Tobias lunges at Tris and grabs her throat (NO!). Jeanine says that the stimulation manipulates him to confuses his friends for his enemies. The guards hold him back. Jeanine says that he’s more useful that the other mindless sleepwalkers, seeing as he can act independently. They send Tobias to a control room, and Tris to a different room. She bites the hand of one of her guards and smiles triumphantly, but he hits her and knocks her out.

Chapter 35 Vocabulary 1. Flicker – an unsteady light that changes in brightness 2. Numb – has no feeling 3. Muffles – makes sound quieter 4. Suffocating – dying from lack of oxygen Chapter 35 New Characters None

Chapter 35 1. Where is Tris? In a tank 2. What is wrong with her right arm? It is numb 3. Does Tris let herself rise with the water? Why? No. She wants to be brave for the camera that is watching her. 4. Who saves Tris? Her mom 5. What is the last thing her mother says to her? “Be brave, Beatrice. I love you. ”

Tris wakes up in a pile of blood, enclosed in glass. Tris screams and continues to kick at the glass walls surrounding her. Water comes into the bottom of the tank. Tris knows that Erudite want to prove that in real life, she’s a coward. Tris bravely starts at the camera, breathing deeply. Tris submerges herself in the water, relaxing. She thinks about her past, and knows that she isn’t afraid. She sees someone outside the glass, and thinks that it’s her mom. Glass shatters as it’s hit with a bullet. IT IS HER MOM. Tris sees that her mom killed Dauntless guards on her way in. Tris tells her mom that she was Dauntless, and she says yes, smiling. Natalie tells Tris that Caleb and her father are hiding in a basement, and that they have to get to them. Tris runs after her mother. Natalie tells Tris that she has been watching the trains since the Dauntless attack happened, trying to find Tris asks how she knew about Tris being Divergent, and she says that she was Divergent also, switching to Abnegation because her mother was a Dauntless leader, and told her to leave. Natalie says that the Divergent have different ways of thinking, and it scares leaders because they can’t control them. Tris realizes that she is Divergent, not Dauntless or Abnegation, and therefore, will not be controlled. Natalie says that she will distract the Dauntless long enough for Tris to get to Caleb and her father. Natalie gets shot by the Dauntless (No!). Tris’ world collapses around her, but she bravely gets up and starts running.

Chapter 36 Vocabulary 1. Unison – at the same time 2. Clatters – to make or cause a rattling sound 3. Pallet – a portable bed for sleeping 4. Antiseptic – medicine that kills bacteria Chapter 36 New Characters None

Chapter 36 1. What is the big event at the beginning of chapter 36? Tris has to face and kill Will, someone that she knows 2. What is the special knock Tris uses to get Caleb to open the door? Knock twice, then three times, then six times 3. Who gets the bullet out of Tris? Her Dad 4. What is the plan at the end of chapter 36? Get the Abnegation to the Amity compound and wake the Dauntless up

Three soldiers follow her, and she is ready to fire, but one of them is Will. She fires at his head with her eyes closed, knowing that it hit because that’s where she aimed it, and still with her eyes closed, turns around, and runs. Tris feels horrible, and screams and sobs. She gets to the basement and Caleb opens the door, throwing his arms around her. He asks if she’s shot and she tells him they should go inside. She sees her father and Marcus. Caleb is wearing gray again. They tend to Tris’ shoulder as Caleb explains that he researched the serum, found out what Jeanine was going to do, and became factionless, wanting to warn Tris. Her father says that he is not factionless, that he is with them. Her father removes the bullet from Tris’ shoulder as she screams, and Caleb starts laughing, never thinking that he’d see his family together again. Tris tells them that Natalie is gone. Tris knows that her mother’s death was brave, unlike Al’s. Tris knows that it is her duty to lead. Tris explains what is happening with the Dauntless, and says that they have to wake them up by shutting down the computers that control them. Tris realizes the computers are where Tobias went, in the Dauntless headquarters. Tris also realizes that she is not Dauntless or Abnegation, but that she is Divergent. Tris and the group begin to plan.

Chapter 37 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Concentrated – Encountered – Sector – Perspective – Preoccupied – Skimming – Chapter 37 New Characters None

Chapter 37 1. Where are the Erudite and Dauntless forces concentrated? In the Abnegation sector of the city 2. Who almost didn’t make it when they jumped from the train to the rooftop? Marcus, Tobias/Four’s father 3. Who confronts the group I the Dauntless compound? Why does he make Tris take him with her? Peter, he knows the Erudite and Dauntless will kill him for helping Tris and Tris will kill him if he doesn’t help her 4. What happens to Tris’s father? He is shot in the stomach and dies 5. Who is running the simulation on the computers? Four/Tobias

Caleb, Marcus, and her father join Tris. The others run away toward Amity. The group of four makes it onto the train. Marcus assumes Tris regrets choosing Dauntless, but Tris says that she doesn’t, because she needed to learn how to be selfless, since being brave and selfless are often the same. Tris’ dad almost smiles when Caleb asks if that is why she has an Abnegation tattoo on her shoulder, and she says yes, mentioning that she has a Dauntless one on her other shoulder. Everyone makes it off of the train and onto a building, but Marcusends up hanging from the building. Tris wants him to fall, because of the cruel man that he is, but Caleb and her dad pull him up. They jump down into the net, and enter the Dauntless compound. They hear a gunshot, but Tris runs ahead, and sees that it’s Peter, who isn’t a sleepwalker. Tris hits him and grabs his gun. She demands to know he is awake, and he says that they removed him from the stimulation. Tris shoots his arm. Peter tells her that the only way he will tell her where the control room is, is if she will take him with her when they leave. Tris agrees reluctantly. Peter leads them, and Tris and her father argue about the right to shoot someone along the way. Caleb tells them to stop fighting. Tris tells her father that there are guards up in the glass building, and that they will kill her. She asks her father if she should let them, and he tells realizes that he was wrong, and tells her to go. Tris takes out one guard, but one guard, stops, nods at her, and disappears, meaning that he must be Divergent. Tris tells Caleb and Marcus to stay, wanting to protect Caleb, knowing that she might die. Tris and her father take the elevator, and two guards shoot when it opens. Tris’ dad shoots them down, and leads the other guards away. One of the guards shoots her father, who continues to take out all of the guards. Tris yells for her dad, but he dies. Tris knows that every second she wastes, another member of Abnegation dies. Tris walks into the control room, and sees Tobias.

Chapter 38 Vocabulary 1. Falter – start to loose strength Chapter 38 New Characters None

Chapter 38 1. What does Tobias say when he sees Tris? Drop your weapon 2. Why is he threatening to shoot Tris? He is in a simulation and doesn’t realize what he is doing 3. Tris knows that she can’t beat Tobias in a fight so why does she grab him? She knows she has to destroy the computer that is running the simulation 4. What does Tris do instead of shooting Tobias? She points the gun at her head and puts it into Tobias’s hands

Tobias stands up and tells Tris to drop her weapon, while she tries to convince him that he’s in a stimulation. She drops her weapon. Tris attacks Tobias, making him drop his gun. She knows she won’t be able to beat him in a fight, but she has to destroy the computer. Tobias punches her, and she kicks him. She says his name as he’s beating her, thinking that she saw him falter a little. She points the gun at him, and tells him that she knows he’s in there. Tobias comes at her, and she starts crying yelling his name, pleading for him to see her. Tris knows that she can’t kill him. Tris doesn’t understand how killing herself in this situation would help, but she knows it would be the right thing to do. She gives Tobias the gun, he pushes the barrel into her forehead and is about to shoot.

Chapter 39 Vocabulary 1. Ferocity – fierce, savage, or intense 2. Frenzy – wild behavior 3. Scandalized – to shock or horrify 4. Unyielding – not giving way Chapter 38 New Characters None

Chapter 39 1. What does Tobias say when he sees Tris? Drop your weapon 2. Why is he threatening to shoot Tris? He is in a simulation and doesn’t realize what he is doing 3. Tris knows that she can’t beat Tobias in a fight so why does she grab him? She knows she has to destroy the computer that is running the simulation 4. What does Tris do instead of shooting Tobias? She points the gun at her head and puts it into Tobias’s hands

The shot doesn’t come. He stares at her. Tris wraps her arms around him, knowing that because he is Divergent, he can fight the stimulation, and the gun drops. Tobias says her name and kisses her. She lifts her up, shaking, and Tris doesn’t even care about the pain in her shoulder. Tobias starts to cry, which Tris never knew would happen. She starts to cry as well. She asks how he did it, and he says that he doesn’t know, and that he just heard her voice. Tris and Tobias see Dauntless soldiers surrounding Marcus, Peter, and Caleb on the screen, and Tris yells at Tobias to shut off the stimulation. He ends the stimulation, and all the guards stop their attack, realizing what happened. Tobias tries to get the information out of the computer so that in the future, no one can start the stimulation again, while Tris observes the chaos on the streets. Tobias gives her the hard drive, and they leave.

Tris walks through the hallway, sees the bodies, and screams. She experiences five seconds of weakness, and gets up. She finds Caleb outside. Tris tells him that their dad is dead. Tobias goes rigid when he sees his father. Tris pushes Marcus back and tells him to get away from Tobias. Tris defends Tobias against his father’s remarks, for which Tobias is very grateful. The group plans to take the train to Amity. Tobias carries Tris starts thinking about all those who died, and wonders if Christina will find Will dead, and she feels crushed by guilt, but knows that she has to forget it. In the train, Tobias pulls Tris against him. She tells him that her parents died for her. He tells her that he loves her. Tris takes out the hard drive, and Marcus eyes is greedily. Tris knows that they aren’t safe yet. The members of Abnegation and Dauntless are scattered, effectively factionless. Tris is no longer selfless or brave, but must become more than either.