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The Testing — Content Guide for Parents

By Charbonneau, JoelleHoughton Mifflin HarcourtISBN 9780547959108344 pages
The Testing

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ProfanityBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is The Testing appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Teens in a deadly government exam are killed or kill each other, and Cia is attacked by mutated animals and humans and has to shoot them. The story has a deadly exam, mutant attacks, a suicide and a gruesome death, so peril and fear run through much of it.

  • Does The Testing have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Teens in a deadly government exam are killed or kill each other, and Cia is attacked by mutated animals and humans and has to shoot them.

  • Does The Testing have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The story has a deadly exam, mutant attacks, a suicide and a gruesome death, so peril and fear run through much of it.

  • Does The Testing have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Testing have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Testing have profanity?

    Found (Brief): A parents' guide says the language is tame, with "hell" and "damn" used about half a dozen times each.

  • Does The Testing have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Testing have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Testing have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does The Testing have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.