The Selection Quizzes

The Selection Quiz 1

1 What household duties did America perform as the oldest child in the house?
Getting the mail from the mailbox

The cooking

The cleaning

Homeschooling her younger siblings
2 Why are America and her mother fighting at the beginning of the novel?
Because America failed a test

Because America refuses to participate in the Selection

Because she found out about Aspen

Because America insulted her little sister
3 Which of America's siblings struggled to find an art form they were suited to?
Gerard

Kenna

Kota

May
4 The dynamic between America's parents mirrors the dynamic between which other couple in the novel?
The king and queen

America and Aspen

America and Maxon

Kenna and her husband
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 guitar

Her piano

Her voice

Her violin
7 Why did America refrain from eating her dinner?
Out of spite due to her argument with her mother

She was nervous about the Selection

She was saving it to share with Aspen

All of the above
8 What does America say is "close to death"?
Her mother's glare

Filling out the form for the Selection

The thought of continuing to be hungry any longer

The thought of leaving Aspen alive
9 Which are actions America remembers the rebels committing in her state?
A jailbreak

Vandalizing the cars of a number of Twos

Burning down a magistrate's house

All of the above
10 What is the Singer family's income dependent on?
The changing seasons

How hard they worked

Their objective skill

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

New Year

Christmas

The Grateful Feast
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

Six

Three

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

Her bedroom

His backyard

City Hall
15 How did May differ from her older sister?
She was outgoing and hopeful

She was stubborn and temperamental

She was quiet and withdrawn

She was not a skilled artist
16 Which compliment of her mother's does America reject?
A compliment on her beauty

A compliment on her satisfaction with her place in life

A compliment on her tenacity

A compliment on her willingness to work for her family
17 What does Aspen offer America in payment for her singing?
Letters

Kisses

Poetry

Pennies
18 Why does Aspen encourage America to enter the Selection?
He wants to be rid of her

He wants a better life for her

He thinks the prince is handsome

He thinks she will win
19 What jobs do those in caste Six do?
They are artisans

They are classical musicians

They are servants

They are laborers
20 What is America's greatest ambition?
To be rich

To be a famous musician

To get her mom off her back

To be Aspen's wife
21 How long have Aspen and America been dating?
Their entire lives

Five years

Two years

Six months
22 What does America think the prince is like before she meets him?
Handsome and charming

Well-educated and articulate

Entitled and boring

Presumptuous and arrogant
23 Which trait is seen as a privilege to Aspen and America?
Being hungry

Being fat

Being ignorant

Being educated
24 What does America say is a common occurance?
For her mother to yell at her

For a Two to fall in love with a Three

For a Six, Seven or Eight to die of exhaustion

For a Seven to have a child out of marriage
25 What was another privilege afforded the higher castes but not the lower ones?
Enjoying the scenery

Falling in love

Having sex before marriage

Regulating the amount of children they had