Cia's symbol is an eight-pointed star with a lightning bolt in the center. Cia's father warns her to question everything she sees and to trust no one.Įach candidate is given a bracelet which has a unique symbol on it. He never knew what happened to the people who did not pass the Testing, nor his roommate. He found University challenging and when he was assigned to a new colony he began to have nightmares. She learns that her father has no memories of The Testing - that somehow his memory was wiped clean. Included are fellow colonists, Tomas Endress, Malachi Rourke, and Zandri Hicks.īefore she leaves for Tosu City, however, Cia's father warns her that The Testing is not what she thinks it is. However, the next day Cia and four other young learn from Tosu City official, Michal Gallen, that they indeed will be part of this year's Testing. So when no Tosu City official shows up at the graduation, Cia is very disappointed. Cia's father is a University graduate who was chosen and passed The Testing. A world war, known as the Seven Stages War has completely destroyed society.Ĭia hopes to be chosen for The Testing which if she passes will allow her to study at the United Commonwealth's University.

Their colony is one of eighteen spread throughout the continental United States, now known as the United Commonwealth. Her father's job it to genetically alter plants so they can thrive in the devastated areas of the Five Lakes Colony. Cia lives with her father, mother and four brothers, Zeen, Hart, Win and Hamin.

Cia lives in Five Lakes Colony, one of the smaller colonies containing only about one thousand inhabitants. The novel opens with Malencia (Cia) Vale and her classmates preparing for their graduation. Set in post-apocalyptic America, The Testing deals with themes of trust, loyalty and self-survival. As with Hunger Games, this novel is about a group of teens selected to undergo a series of tests, some of which are deadly, in order to select those most qualified to lead in the reconstruction of a devastated country. The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau is a Hunger Games read-alike, which will definitely appeal to fans of Suzanne Collins' famous trilogy.

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