The Selection Quizzes

The Selection Quiz 1

1 What household duties did America perform as the oldest child in the house?
Homeschooling her younger siblings

The cooking

Getting the mail from the mailbox

The cleaning
2 Why are America and her mother fighting at the beginning of the novel?
Because America refuses to participate in the Selection

Because America failed a test

Because America insulted her little sister

Because she found out about Aspen
3 Which of America's siblings struggled to find an art form they were suited to?
Kenna

Kota

May

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

America and Aspen

America and Maxon

The king and queen
5 What does America's father tell her about love?
That love sometimes does not survive the stress of life

That he hopes she finds love outside of caste considerations

That she deserves to be loved

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

Her voice

Her piano

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

She was nervous about the Selection

Out of spite due to her argument with her mother

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

The thought of continuing to be hungry any longer

Her mother's glare

Filling out the form for the Selection
9 Which are actions America remembers the rebels committing in her state?
Burning down a magistrate's house

A jailbreak

Vandalizing the cars of a number of Twos

All of the above
10 What is the Singer family's income dependent on?
How hard they worked

The changing seasons

Trends of the time

Their objective skill
11 Which of the following is not a national holiday celebrated in Illéa?
The Grateful Feast

Christmas

New Year

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

As evidence of their status

As gifts for their loved ones

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

Four

Six

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

His backyard

Her treehouse

City Hall
15 How did May differ from her older sister?
She was quiet and withdrawn

She was stubborn and temperamental

She was outgoing and hopeful

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 willingness to work for her family

A compliment on her tenacity

A compliment on her satisfaction with her place in life
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 thinks she will win

He wants to be rid of her

He wants a better life for her

He thinks the prince is handsome
19 What jobs do those in caste Six do?
They are laborers

They are servants

They are classical musicians

They are artisans
20 What is America's greatest ambition?
To be a famous musician

To be Aspen's wife

To be rich

To get her mom off her back
21 How long have Aspen and America been dating?
Two years

Their entire lives

Six months

Five years
22 What does America think the prince is like before she meets him?
Entitled and boring

Well-educated and articulate

Handsome and charming

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 a Seven to have a child out of marriage

For a Two to fall in love with a Three

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

Falling in love

Regulating the amount of children they had

Enjoying the scenery