First meeting

Today is the first meeting of the Bonneville/ Henry Cavendish book club.  Bonneville are hosting the meeting this time round and are therefore going to be leading the discussion.  As you know, we are reading 'The Testing' by Joelle Carbonneau.

Bonneville have come up with the questions.  What do you think?

1.       Do you think that there were too many similarities between this book, Divergent, The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner? (Lara)

2.       Do you think that the book is set in the future or in an alternate reality? (Olivia)

3.       How are Tris, Katniss and Cia alike and how are they different? (Lara)

4.       Do you think that The Testing was a trap? (Siam)

5.       Did the repetition in the story affect how you read the book? (Lara)

6.       Why did Ryme commit suicide?  Do you find her reasons convincing? (Billy)

7.       When Cia had to pick what she would bring on the journey, she chose a gun, a water purification kit and a first aid kit.  What would you take? (Lara)

8.       How did you feel when Will was revealed to be the crossbow shooter? (Siam)

9.       Do you think that it was right for Cia to care not just about herself, but for others too? (Olivia)

10.   How did you feel when the book turned dark? (Siam)

11.   What did you think of when Cia was collecting all of the dead contestants’ bracelets? (Olivia)

12.   Do you think that Will forced Tomas to kill Zandri? (Billy)

13.   Was Cia intelligence’s realistic for her age? (Olivia)

14.   Are only smart people able to rebel? (Siam)

15.   Do you think Dr Barnes is evil inside?  Why/ why not? (Billy)

16.   Do you think Michal wanted to just help Cia or did he want to help everyone?  Why? (Olivia)

17.   Why did Cia forgive Will after The Testing? (Billy)

18.   Who was the grey haired man?  (Billy)

19.   Do you think that Cia would have survived without the grey haired man? (Siam)