Chapter Three

Tori, Beatrice's test giver, says that her test results are strange and she needs to go talk to somebody. Once she comes back she states that Beatrice's test results are inconclusive and Beatrice becomes agitated and scared. Tori states that Beatrice is Divergent. This means that she isn't one faction or the other, she is three factions combined. Beatrice is Dauntless, Erudite, and Abnegation. Beatrice doesn't see a problem in this until Tori explains that she can't tell anyone, ever about the tests results. Being Divergent is Dangerous and she needs to just pick one faction.

But, picking one faction over the other means, faking who she is the rest of her life, or leaving her entire family behind. She knows she has to pick. She just doesn't know what yet.

Beatrice is unhappy to make a decision but she says she'd pick any faction over being factionless forever. Those people end up living on the streets and being bus drivers or janitors. Beatrice says she'd rather die than be factionless.

On her way home from the test, she runs into a factionless male who says she looks young to be alone. She tells him that she's sixteen and he asks if her ceremony is tomorrow. As she nods he say, "Choose wisely, little girl."

Those words seem kind of haunting because it feels as if he knows something that she doesn't. Something that could really influence her behavior and choice.


DIVERGENT = DANGEROUS




"It's my choice now, no matter what the test says. Abnegation. Dautless. Erudite. Divergent."