The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Question 1

plot summary

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Like almost every 16-year-old in the United Commonwealth, Cia Vale hopes to be called for the Testing, her ticket out of rural Five Lakes Colony and into the University in Tosu City. Cia’s father was selected, but only vaguely remembers the experience in nightmares. Her four older brothers were passed over. Just when she has resigned herself to life as a mechanic or farmer, she gets word that she is one of four students selected from Five Lakes and is expected to board the skimmer to Tosu City the next day, most likely never to return. The bulk of the book is taken up with the Testing-devious exercises to identify those with superior leadership skills as society has suffered through Seven Stages of War and desperately needs to repair the damage to living creatures and the environment. The mental and physical trials will weed out 80 percent of the candidates, leaving several maimed or dead. Cia teams up with Tomas for both practical and romantic reasons. She is independent and smart for the most part, and Tomas seems almost too good to be true. There are double-crosses, mutant life-forms, and booby traps to navigate before 20 hearty souls receive word that they have passed. Cia’s story is expected to span a trilogy. The influence of The Hunger Games is obvious, and The Testing will satisfy readers who want similar dystopian adventures.

Question 2

Malencia Vale is the full name of the main character in this book.

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Question 3

Cia is the nickname for the main character in this book.

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Question 4

During the third round, Cia figured out that Roman had sabotaged their team in this book.

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Question 5

Cia tells her team that Roman sabotaged their team, which saved Brick’s life, in this book.

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Question 6

Brick shoots and kills dozens of the mutated humans who were following Cia in this book.

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Question 7

In this book Cia and Tomas disagree on whether they can trust Will.

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Question 8

Listening devices are implanted in identification bracelets in this book.

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Question 9

Malencia’s home is the Five Lakes Colony in this dystopian novel

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