[Nebraska-Students] The Testing Discussion Questions

[Michael Hansen]

On Joelle  Charbonneau's website there is an educator's guide with
discussion questions. Not all of these questions are probably ones we would
want to use but thought I would pass them along anyways. If the book
discussion has a rocky start perhaps one of these will work to start some
discussion.

Discussion Questions

1. What traumatic event(s) killed so many people and left the land so
desolate?

2. Cia desperately wants to be selected for The Testing, but she realizes
”that you can’t always get what you want” (page 2). How does this
realization hold true for her throughout her Testing ordeal? What is ironic
about this statement?

3. How do Cia’s parents treat her differently? Why is her mother so hard on
her? What does her relationship with her father reveal about his character?

4. How does Cia’s father keep Zeen safe, even though it makes Zeen angry?
How does her father’s warning about The Testing save Cia’s life? Why does
she feel betrayed when her father tells her what he remembers of his
Testing experience?

5. What prompts Cia to finally trust Tomas? What does she tell him? How is
her trust rewarded? How does her knowledge help them?

6. What does Michal risk by sharing information with Cia? Why is he willing
to help Cia? Who else lends her a helping hand as she makes her journey to
Tsou City?

7. What is the cost of failing a test during The Testing? How do Cia and
Tomas come to understand this? Why do the Testing officials allow and even
encourage such fierce competition?

8. When Tomas selects the three items he can carry with him, he considers
what Cia might have chosen so that he does not duplicate her selections.
Why doesn’t Cia consider what Tomas might select when she makes her choices?

9. Why does Cia finally decide to drink the liquid in the vial that is
supposed to help her keep secrets from the Testing officials? How does
Tomas ensure that his memory won’t be wiped out? How does the liquid help
Cia?

10. On page 290, Will justifies his decision to deceive his teammates and
kill, so he can win. What is Cia’s reaction to Will’s disclosure? Why
doesn’t Tomas like or trust Will even before Will reveals his true
character?

11. What does Cia learn about herself as a result of The Testing? How does
the experience change who she is?

12. After the tests are over and Cia and Tomas are selected, what does Cia
discover on her Transit Communicator? What does she hear?




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Mike Hansen
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