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Will told Cia not to trust Tomas and Tomas isn't who she thinks he is. But little did we know Will was the one with a secret. All the time that Will was trying to gain Cias trust he was stabbing her in the back. But I think that Will knew that Tomas would never trust him so when they were alone he did everything in his power to gain his trust but in reality he never wished to help them.

While reading today Cia meets a middle aged man. And in the beginning of the book her father talks about his roommate during his time of testing. I think that this man is her father's roommate. I think that he knows everything and hears everything because everyone thinks he is dead and so he can be like a fly on the wall.

Will has found Cia and Tomas. Cia seems to trust him but Tomas isn't really talking or saying anything. WIll thinks it is because he wants Cia all to himself. But I think that Tomas doesn't trust him because I think that Tomas hasn't trusted Will from the beginning. And I think he is right not to trust him because I think that Will will betray them.

As I have been reading I have been starting to see CIa change. SHe has always been cunning, and smart, and someone who thinks out if the box. But she also has never truly trusted anyone. I think that she doesn't even trust Tomas al the way. But with the test she has started to pee herself up to more people. She invited people to come and camo with them, she has let herself relax with Tomas.

The Testing has so many similarities to the Divergent series. NOw obviously they are both dystopias. But from the way that in their society there are certain tests that are done just it is shown in different ways. But the way that they set the story up, the relationship between the two characters are so similar. Also the vocabulary is so similar.

Roman betrayed his team, but he didn't get penalized even though the whole point was supposed to work as a team. But Annalise did as she was and was penalized. Which makes me think that there are some people who have advantages within the testing. People who have it in with the officials. Also the final stage of the testing is starting and I think that Cia and Tomas will finish but not without struggles.

I have been noticing Cia start to change. In the beginning Cia only really talked to Tomas and wasn't really interested in making friends or being friends with anyone else. But now she has created a bond with the people at her table, and is evening helping them. I thought that he and Tomas would stay to himself and it would be them against society but they have made a group of people that they trust.

I think that Ryme is going to be like Eric from Divergent. Ryme is proving herself to be an antagonist even if it didn't look like it from the beginning. But I don't think that she has enough of whit be the mastermind. I think that one of the leaders higher up is controlling her like a puppet. And that she will prove to have information that only people on the inside know.

While reading I started to think about what happens to the people that don't pass. Are they killed off or their minds erased and they are then made into being simple servants. I think that if they don't pass the ones that could threaten the system of their society they are killed off.

While reading the Testing I keep noticing how again and again the author keeps saying how Michal keeps subtly helping Tris. I wonder if he is helping Cia because she reminded him of himself, maybe he was from 5 lakes but then ran away. My other prediction is that there will be a love triangle between him Cia and Tomas.