CERR
What the "E" stands for in CERR.
What is Evidence?
The faction that Tris was born in.
What is Abnegation?
One word to describe the Mood of the narrator in the following sentences:
"I glance at the boy to my left, who was Erudite and now looks as pale and nervous as I should feel. I spent all my time worrying about which faction I would choose..." (pg. 49)
What is nervous/worried?
The dystopian element shown in this quote:
"If I get home early, my father will notice when he checks the house log at the end of the day..." (pg. 23)
What is surveillance?
Identify an example of imagery in this quote:
"I settle into their pace. The uniform pounding of feet in my ears and the homogeneity of the people around me makes me believe that I could choose this." (pg. 39).
What is pounding of feet?
What the second "R" stands for in CERR.
What is Reasoning 2?
The faction that Caleb chooses.
What is Erudite?
Read the two quotes and determine which one has a positive tone.
"...our faction is regarded as incorruptible, due to our commitment to selflessness." (pg. 33)
"It is not a selfless act for the Dauntless to take the stairs; it is a wild act." (pg. 49).
What is "...our faction is regarded as incorruptible, due to our commitment to selflessness." (pg. 33)
This dystopian element is a type of information that is biased or misleading. It is used to promote or publicize a particular point of view.
What is propaganda?
Identify the imagery in the following quote:
"The train glides toward us on steel rails, it's light flashing, it's horn blaring. The door of each car is open, waiting for the Dauntless to pile in..." (pg. 50).
What is horn blaring/light flashing?
What part of CERR is the following sentence:
"The text states, "...which is the only adornment Abnegation allows, and only because it's practical." (pg. 27).
What is EVIDENCE?
The three factions that Tris showed aptitude for.
What are Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite?
Which part of the following quote shows that the narrator's tone is reliable?
"'How did the test go?' he asks me. I pour the peas into a serving bowl.
'Fine,' I say. I couldn't be Candor. I lie too easily."
What is "I couldn't be Candor. I lie too easily." ?
This dystopian element expects citizens to follow expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad. Independent thought and freedom are restricted.
What is conformity?
Identify the sense that is appealed to in this quote:
"He is older than the others, with deep creases in his dark skin and gray hair at his temples, and he stands on the ledge like it's a sidewalk." (pg. 57).
What is sight?
What art of CERR is the following sentence?
"Because Roth has included details about the way that characters are constantly expected to conform to expectations, the dystopian setting is clear."
What is REASONING?
This is Tris' mother's occupation.
What is the leader of a volunteer organization?
What is the mood of the following quote:
"She looks over her shoulder like she expects someone to appear behind her"
What is nervous/worried?
The dystopian element portrayed in the following quote:
"I think the system persists because we're afraid of what might happen if it didn't: war."
What is "fear of the outside world?"
Identify the sense that is appealed to in the following quote:
"The dog creeps closer, and closer, until I feel it's warm breath on my face. My arms are shaking." (pg. 15).
What is feel/touch?
What part of CERR is the following sentence:
"Author Veronica Roth uses the element of illusions to build the dystopian setting in the novel, "Divergent."
What is CLAIM.
This is Marcus' son's name.
Who is Tobias?
The narrator's mood of the following paragraph:
"I tell myself, as sternly as possible, that is how things work here. We do dangerous things and people die. People die, and we move on to the next dangerous thing. The sooner that lesson sinks in, the better chance I have at surviving initiation."
What is determined?
The dystopian element portrayed in this quote:
"Humming a little, she presses another electrode to my forehead and explains... She presses the next electrode to her own forehead, and attaches a wire to it." (pg. 12-13)
What is futuristic?
True or false. The following quote is an example of imagery:
"I smell something acrid and unpleasant on his breath." (pg. 26).
What is TRUE?