Guided Reading Questions Chapter 10

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“ Divergent ” by Veronica Roth

GUIDED READING QUESTIONS CHAPTER 10

1. Who painted the word “STIFF” all over Tris’s mattress in red? ______

2. What is the name of the first person that Tris was assigned to fight? ______

3. It is obvious that one of the guys in Tris’s initiate class has a crush on her, even though he does not actually say it. Based on this guy’s behavior after Tris lost her first fight, who do you think it is?? ______

GUIDED READING QUESTIONS CHAPTER 11

1. Where do Tris and her initiate class travel to on their first “field trip” away from the Dauntless headquarters?______2. Two years ago, Four had to go through Dauntless initiation as a faction transfer. What was his rank number in his initiation class? ______3. What old friend from Abnegation does Tris see while on her field trip? ______

GUIDED READING QUESTIONS AND VOCABULARY CHAPTER 12

1. In chapter 12, Tris has to fight for the second time. Who is she paired against and does she win or lose?? ______

2. What is the name of the game that Dauntless initiates must play on their first night-time field trip in this chapter? ______

3. Does Tris get chosen to be on Eric’s team or Four’s team? ______

4. Based on the Ferris Wheel experience, what do you infer is a fear of Four’s? ______

5. Why do you think Tris allows Christina to be the one who pulls the flag at the end of the game (even though the plan was Tris’s idea)? ______

______GUIDED READING QUESTIONS AND VOCABULARY CHAPTER 13

1. In chapter 13, the initiates begin learning how to throw knives. List the 3 practice strategies that Tris

uses to learn knife throwing (found on bottom of 158 and top of 159): ______

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2. Of all the transfer initiates, who was the last person to hit the target while knife-throwing? ______

3. Describing Eric’s reaction to Al on page 160, the author used the word “rabid” . Based on context

clues, does this word mean:

A. Silly B. Violent C. Sarcastic D. Sleepy

4. Read the bottom-half of page 160, specifically the paragraph about Al. In the following sentence, what

does the word “compliance” mean? “He’s reached the limits of his compliance”.

A. Cooperation B. Refuse C. Deny D. Personality

5. Who takes Al’s place to stand in front of the knife target? ______

6. Which Dauntless member throws the knives at this person? ______

7. On page 165, the word “sadistic” is used a couple of times to describe a person’s behavior. Using

context clues, what does the word “sadistic” mean?

A. Loving B. Flirtatious C. Merciful D. Cruel GUIDED READING QUESTIONS AND VOCABULARY CHAPTER 14