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At age sixteen, each person must take an aptitude test that tells them which faction they are best suited for. The factions each have corresponding professional roles. For example, in Abnegation, Beatrice’s mother works for a volunteer organization that helps renovate buildings.
Along with her sixteen-year-old peers, Beatrice is preparing to take her aptitude tests. The results will help determine which factions Beatrice and her brother, Caleb, will belong to.
Today is an important day in Beatrice's life: the day she will take her aptitude test, to determine which faction her mind and personality are most suited for. Though children in dystopian Chicago are raised in their parents' faction, once they turn sixteen they have the option to transfer to a different faction or remain where they are.
Summary. Analysis. Beatrice wakes up in a room lined with mirrors, and finds Tori standing over her. Tori says, “That was perplexing,” and leaves. Beatrice wonders if she’s failed her test. Tori reenters the room and gives Beatrice her results: inconclusive.
As the novel begins, Beatrice Prior —a 16-year-old girl living in Abnegation—is preparing for her Choosing Ceremony. At the age of 16, everyone in the city is made to take an aptitude test that determines what kind of person they are; i.e., which faction they belong to.
Any high school kid knows about aptitude tests, from the SATs to the ACTs. Here, Roth captures the anxiety of these tests: the idea that one test can determine the course of one’s future is terrifying, especially when everyone else’s future seems to be predetermined.
A summary of Chapters 28–30 in Veronica Roth's Divergent. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Divergent and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
