The Giver Section 5 quiz

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• ​​​​You are about to take the Section 5 Quiz of the Guidebook unit, The Giver.

  • Based on the readings from . . .

    • The Giver by Lois Lowry

    • "Imagine" by John Lennon

    • "The Human Abstract" by William Blake

  • Be sure to read each question carefully before answering.

  • To move onto the next question, click the arrow button found in the top right corner of your quiz.

Multiple Choice

Part A

What is the Giver's point of view about his role in the community?

• • A.  The Giver recognizes that his job could not be done by anyone else.

• • B.  The Giver sees the memories as a heavy responsibility.

• • C.  The Giver is respectful of the community’s memories.

• • D.  The Giver is delighted to be trusted by the elders.

Multiple Select

Part B

Which two pieces of evidence best support the answer to Part A?

• • A. “without the memories it’s all meaningless”

• • B. “burden to me”

• • C. “And back and back and back”

• • D. “The Giver smiled”

• • E. “oddly harsh”

Match

Match each underlined vocabulary word from the excerpt to its synonym.

• gestured

• subsided

• assimilated

• moved

• faded

• incorporated

• • moved

• • faded

• • incorporated

Multiple Choice

Part A

In Chapter 16, Jonas says that he agrees with his parents that it is inappropriate to use a word like “love.”

What does Jonas’ agreement reveal about how his feelings for his community have changed now that he is the Receiver of Memory?

Responses

• A. It reveals that Jonas is learning how to hide his feelings better than other community members.

• B. It reveals that Jonas now believes in the power of lies to protect his community from dangerous memories.

• C. It reveals that Jonas now understands the limitations that are created by his community’s rules.

• D. It reveals that Jonas is becoming an adult with new responsibilities in the community.

Multiple Choice

Part B

Which quotation from Chapter 16 best supports the answer to Part A?

• • A.  “‘I do understand that it wouldn’t work very well. And that it’s much better to be organized the way we are now.’”

• • B.  “‘Do you love me?’”

• • C.  “Meaningless? He had never before felt anything as meaningful as the memory.”

• • D.  “It was his first lie to his parents.”

Multiple Choice

Think about the texts The Giver by Lois Lowry, “The Human Abstract” by William Blake, and “Imagine” by John Lennon to answer question 5.

How are the central ideas in The Giver, "The Human Abstract," and "Imagine" similar?

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    A.  All three texts paint pictures of a world without war or hunger.

• • B.  All three texts present scenarios in which children are forced to grow up too quickly.

• • C.  All three texts make arguments for why it is important to preserve memories.

• • D.  All three texts raise questions about what the ideal society would be like.