Essay Questions

How did America know that her father was a part of the northern rebels?

When America returns home to Carolina for her father's funeral, she receives a letter from her mother that her father wrote before his death. It is then revealed that her father had found Gregory's diary at the Halloween ball, and he tells her to "look onto the northern star". In addition to all this, America has a lot of memories of her father (an revelations as simple as her name: America) that all add up to the fact that her father was a member of the northern rebels.

Why did the relationship between Aspen and America end?

This is a loaded question, and a lot of factors are brought up, but there are two main factors that led to the ending of the relationship:

1) America realizes that she loves Maxon, as their realationship progresses.

2) Aspen falls in love with the nurse, Lucy.

These are the main reasons for why Aspen and America's relationship ended.

How did America know that Kriss is a part of the northern rebels?

When America returns to the palace after her fathers funeral in Carolina, she meets all the Selected girls because Maxon has announced that he would reveal who he would marry the next day. When Kriss emerges, she is wearing a necklace that depicts the North Star, thus revealing that she is a northern rebel.