The Selection Quizzes

The Selection Quiz 1

1 What household duties did America perform as the oldest child in the house?
The cooking

Getting the mail from the mailbox

Homeschooling her younger siblings

The cleaning
2 Why are America and her mother fighting at the beginning of the novel?
Because America insulted her little sister

Because America refuses to participate in the Selection

Because she found out about Aspen

Because America failed a test
3 Which of America's siblings struggled to find an art form they were suited to?
Kota

May

Gerard

Kenna
4 The dynamic between America's parents mirrors the dynamic between which other couple in the novel?
America and Maxon

America and Aspen

Kenna and her husband

The king and queen
5 What does America's father tell her about love?
That he hopes she finds love outside of caste considerations

That she deserves to be loved

That love sometimes does not survive the stress of life

All of the above
6 Which of the following instruments is America's favorite?
Her violin

Her voice

Her piano

Her guitar
7 Why did America refrain from eating her dinner?
She was saving it to share with Aspen

Out of spite due to her argument with her mother

She was nervous about the Selection

All of the above
8 What does America say is "close to death"?
The thought of leaving Aspen alive

Her mother's glare

Filling out the form for the Selection

The thought of continuing to be hungry any longer
9 Which are actions America remembers the rebels committing in her state?
Vandalizing the cars of a number of Twos

Burning down a magistrate's house

A jailbreak

All of the above
10 What is the Singer family's income dependent on?
Their objective skill

How hard they worked

The changing seasons

Trends of the time
11 Which of the following is not a national holiday celebrated in Illéa?
The Grateful Feast

New Year

Christmas

Halloween
12 What would patrons buy the Singer parents' art for?
As objects for inspiration

As gifts for their loved ones

As evidence of their status

None of the above
13 What caste did Kenna marry into?
Four

Three

Six

Seven
14 Where did Aspen and America meet after curfew?
Her bedroom

City Hall

His backyard

Her treehouse
15 How did May differ from her older sister?
She was quiet and withdrawn

She was not a skilled artist

She was outgoing and hopeful

She was stubborn and temperamental
16 Which compliment of her mother's does America reject?
A compliment on her tenacity

A compliment on her beauty

A compliment on her willingness to work for her family

A compliment on her satisfaction with her place in life
17 What does Aspen offer America in payment for her singing?
Kisses

Poetry

Pennies

Letters
18 Why does Aspen encourage America to enter the Selection?
He thinks the prince is handsome

He wants to be rid of her

He thinks she will win

He wants a better life for her
19 What jobs do those in caste Six do?
They are artisans

They are laborers

They are classical musicians

They are servants
20 What is America's greatest ambition?
To be Aspen's wife

To be a famous musician

To get her mom off her back

To be rich
21 How long have Aspen and America been dating?
Their entire lives

Two years

Six months

Five years
22 What does America think the prince is like before she meets him?
Well-educated and articulate

Entitled and boring

Presumptuous and arrogant

Handsome and charming
23 Which trait is seen as a privilege to Aspen and America?
Being ignorant

Being hungry

Being fat

Being educated
24 What does America say is a common occurance?
For a Two to fall in love with a Three

For a Seven to have a child out of marriage

For a Six, Seven or Eight to die of exhaustion

For her mother to yell at her
25 What was another privilege afforded the higher castes but not the lower ones?
Having sex before marriage

Enjoying the scenery

Regulating the amount of children they had

Falling in love