The Testing

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How are Cia and Zeen alike?

A) They both dislike school but strive for power.

B) They both want to be chosen for The Testing.

C) They both refuse to listen to their father.

D) They both decide to move away permanently.

2. What reasoning does Dr. Barnes seem to use to decide if the ends justify the means?

A) As long as no one dies and he helps build a safer world, his actions are justified.

B) As long as The Testing ranks all candidates fairly and efficiently, his actions are justified.

C) As long as no one gets permanently injured and he builds leaders, his actions are justified.

D) As long as he maintains order and keeps advancing society, his actions are justified.

3. Which of the following do the testers seem to value most?

A) The learning of challenging facts

B) Relationships with family and friends

C) Helping others first

D) Strong decisions under pressure

4. Which best characterizes Cia’s reaction to not being chosen for The Testing?

A) Relief, followed by guilt

B) Intense disappointment

C) Both happiness and anxiety

D) Understanding and hope

5. What is one way nature has changed as a result of the wars?