The Selection Quizzes

The Selection Quiz 1

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

The cleaning

The cooking

Getting the mail from the mailbox

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

Because America insulted her little sister

Because she found out about Aspen

Because America refuses to participate in the Selection

Because America failed a test
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?

America and Maxon

Kenna and her husband

America and Aspen

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 piano

Her guitar

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"?

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?

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?

Trends of the time

How hard they worked

Their objective skill

The changing seasons
11 Which of the following is not a national holiday celebrated in Illéa?

New Year

The Grateful Feast

Christmas

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

As gifts for their loved ones

As objects for inspiration

As evidence of their status

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

Six

Three

Seven

Four
14 Where did Aspen and America meet after curfew?

Her treehouse

City Hall

Her bedroom

His backyard
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She was quiet and withdrawn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 satisfaction with her place in life

A compliment on her beauty

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

Letters

Kisses

Pennies

Poetry
18 Why does Aspen encourage America to enter the Selection?

He thinks the prince is handsome

He thinks she will win

He wants to be rid of her

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

They are classical musicians

They are servants

They are laborers

They are artisans
20 What is America's greatest ambition?

To be a famous musician

To get her mom off her back

To be Aspen's wife

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

Six months

Their entire lives

Two years

Five years
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 fat

Being hungry

Being educated

Being ignorant
24 What does America say is a common occurance?

For a Seven to have a child out of marriage

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
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