# Reaction-Divergence Test - Chapter 13

STIMULUS line 11: "Paint what was trusted to you." - reactors: Ben, June, Theo, Odile
- DIVERGES - Ben: "raised one finger... lowered it" -> kind: practical objection suppressed; card-match: yes, Ben plans harder. June: delays by rereading/card logistics -> kind: exact avoidance; card-match: yes, June gets quieter/more exact. Theo: unseen brush pause over orange -> kind: practical memory-processing; card-match: yes, performs work.

STIMULUS line 77: showcase/joint-piece announcement - reactors: Theo, June, Mara/cohort
- DIVERGES - Theo: "made a small sound" and turns to sizing/subject -> kind: logistics; card-match yes. June: "rinsed gray out of her brush" and sees December as door/label -> kind: perceptual dread; card-match yes. Mara: "said something pleased and low" -> kind: social enthusiasm; card-match yes.

STIMULUS line 103-115: failed couple photo preview - reactors: Mara, Theo, June, Ruth
- DIVERGES - Mara: tries smoothing, "It's fine. Priya can crop" -> kind: social smoothing; card-match yes. Theo: cautious arm, difficult-client posture -> kind: contained practicality; card-match yes. June: chooses action via lapel/kiss -> kind: exact public repair; card-match yes. Ruth: "Committee chairs" -> kind: one dry precise line; card-match yes.

STIMULUS line 117-125: public kiss - reactors: Theo, June, Mara, Odile
- DIVERGES - Theo: keeps brush off scarf / cleans floor -> kind: useful problem-solving; card-match yes. June: registers room and consequence -> kind: exactness then self-implication; card-match yes. Mara: lowers phone and turns away -> kind: tactful smoothing; card-match yes. Odile: "wrote something beside a name and did not look up" -> kind: arrangement/logistics; card-match yes.

Closest-to-converging pair: Mara and Priya both manage conditions, but Mara manages social exposure ("I can't send the photo tonight") while Priya manages logistics ("Top rack for you two").

Chapter verdict: `REACTIONS-DIVERGE`.

REVISION ORDERS: none.

