In this book, I read about Malencia Vale, or Cia getting accepted for the testing with Tomas, Zandri, and Malachi. When they get there, they go through a series of tests and if you were to fail in any of these, the penalty was death. There are 4 tests which one, is a test about the things you know like science, math, etc, while the second is more deadly because the choice you choose could kill you. The third test is about being able to trust your group and getting the right answer. The fourth is the hardest because you must walk to Tosu city from Chicago while there are people, animals, and more trying to kill you. The main character, Cia goes through this with Tomas through there journey to Tosu City, who help each other along the way. In the end, Cia is able to pass and go to the university.