Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. From pink to red (Chapter 1)

2. Zeen (Chapter 1)

3. Daileen (Chapter 3)

4. A flying skimmer (Chapter 4)

5. Four (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. The law states that any candidate who refuses to participate will be accused of treason and may face execution, showing that death is a reasonable and even common outcome of the task that is ahead of them. (Chapter 2)

2. Cia’s family understands that those who pass The Testing are sent where they can most help the United Commonwealth, so they will probably not see her much in the future. (Chapter 3)

3. The head of the school had been through The Testing, an experience that Cia’s father reveals included horrible experiences. The head of the school was protecting her students. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 6-11

Reading Check

1. They vanish. (Chapter 8)

2. She passed the test. (Chapter 9)

3. 59 (Chapter 9)

4. Chicago (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. After Ryme’s death, Dr. Barnes responds that “The Testing served its purpose,” which chills Cia as she realizes that Ryme’s death could have been prevented by adults but that her death was instead considered a predictable part of the process.