Weekend Homework

Divergent Chapter 6 Question

Compare and contrast,"Beatrice" and "Tris". Why is her transformation so dramatic? How does she feel about it? Use examples from the text. If you had the ability to change who you are, how would you change and why? Would you have a new name?

Fraction Problem Solving

Aryan practices ⁶/₇ hour of soccer each day for 3 days. How many hours of soccer did he practice total?


In a restaurant, ²/₃ of the diners order drinks. Of those who order drinks, ¹/₂ order coffee. What fraction of the diners in the restaurant order coffee?


In a city, ³/₄ of the people own pets. Of those who own pets, ⁴/₆own dogs. What fraction of the people in the city own dogs?


There are 32 gems on a necklace and¹/₄ of them are brown.
How many gems on the necklace are brown?

The Choosing Ceremony Questions

Why do Beatrice and her family take the steps to the top of the Hub?  Why do you think Abnegation members are the only people using the stairs?


Explain the process of the Choosing Ceremony.

According to Marcus, why were factions formed?  Explain the belief of each faction as to why society failed (Hint: this individual belief is the reason behind why each faction was created.)

What is the motto Beatrice remembers reading in her history textbook?  Why is this significant?

What faction does Caleb choose?  Is this surprising?  Why or why not?

 What faction does Beatrice choose?  Why does she say, “I am selfish.  I am brave” (page 47)?

Divergent Chapter 4 questions

What does Beatrice have to suppress if she decides to stay in Abnegation (page 28)?

While she is speaking with Caleb about the test, Beatrice hears a train horn in the distance; how does she feel about the sound?

 Explain how the city is governed (page 33).

Why were the factions created in the first place?  Why does this system continue?

When Beatrice looks into Caleb’s room, she sees an unmade bed and stacks of books on his desk— what could this indicate about Caleb’s character?

Beatrice has narrowed her choice down to which two factions?  And why has she left the third one out?

Five Factions of Divergent

Here are the five factions from Divergent. Which do you feel you should be a part of and why? Justify your answer in a paragraph.

http://www.divergentfans.com/page/faction-quiz

Homework

Divergent questions chapters 1-3.
Order of Operations of fractions questions.

Homework

Order if Operations of a Fractions Sheet

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