# Reaction-Divergence Test - Chapter 16

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`STIMULUS opening flyer: "Theo. You're famous"` - reactors: Theo/Mara/Priya/Ben/Sam
- `DIVERGES` - Theo: loses count / faces flyer down; Mara: direct tease and correction; Priya: prints/carries box; Ben: route/zones; Sam: moves table. Card-match: yes for all.

`STIMULUS assignment card: "Paint what your partner is afraid of"` - reactors: June/Odile/Luis/Priya/Theo
- `DIVERGES` - June: `"I hate it. It's clear"`; Odile: rules/medium jars; Luis: starts paint; Priya: moves clementines; Theo: spatially separates and starts with lease facts. Card-match: yes.

`STIMULUS fear paintings turned` - reactors: Theo/Mara/Priya/Luis/June/Odile/Ben
- `DIVERGES` - Theo: open brush hand; Mara: starts then stops speaking; Priya: stops peeling; Luis: material verdict; June: close object reading; Odile: preservation/hanging order; Ben: abandons route. Card-match: yes.

Chapter verdict: `REACTIONS-DIVERGE`.

Closest-to-converging pair: Mara and Priya both go quiet, but one is unfinished speech and the other is interrupted food-care action.

REVISION ORDERS: none.
