The Giver Chapters 1-10 Summaries and Review Questions

Multiple Choice

What had frightened Jonas about a year ago?

• a thunderstorm

• a jet

• a lion

• his father

Multiple Choice

What ritual did the family do after eating the evening meal?

• read a book together

• watch television

• share their feelings

• clean up after dinner

Multiple Choice

What punishment did someone in the community receive for a major wrong doing?

• released from the community

• sentenced to life in prison

• received a letter of reprimand

• community service

Multiple Choice

What is a family in Jonas' Community?

• The number of children depended on the jobs the parents had.

• 
  parents could have as many children as they had funds to take care of properly

• two children, one male, one female

Multiple Choice

"We accept your apology Asher," the students' replied in unison (Lowry 5). Why did Asher apologize to the class?

• because everyone must apologize for being tardy

• because Asher did something wrong

• because students think Asher is funny

Multiple Choice

What was unusual about the number of children of any age in Jonas' community?

• 
  The number of children varied from year to year

• There are always more girls than boys.

• There are always more boys than girls.

• There are always 50 children every year.

Multiple Choice

What rule had father broken?

• He walked to work instead of riding his bicycle.

• 
  He asked for three children.

• He looked up Gabe's name.

Multiple Choice

Who decides on important issues and is deemed the most important Elder?

• The Receiver

• The Judge

• The Giver

• The Releaser

Multiple Choice

How were people in Jonas's community assigned jobs?

• 
  Everyone registered for the Assignments they wanted at the courthouse.

• You took a test in school to determine which Assignment best suited you.

• The Elders choose the Assignments.

• Volunteer hours determine the Assignments.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Jonas and Gabe both have pale eyes?

• True

• False

Match

Match the following ASSIGNMENTS to their TITLE

• Birthmothers

• Caretakers

• Nurturers

• Laborer

Give birth to 3 babies in 3 years

Take care of the Elderly

Take care of newchildren

Complete labor jobs in the community

• Give birth to 3 babies in 3 years

• Take care of the Elderly

• Take care of newchildren

• Complete labor jobs in the community

Multiple Choice

True or False:

It's rude to call attention to things that are unsettling or different about individuals.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What did Jonas take from the Recreation Area and was reminded by public announcement not to do again?

• a pencil

• a banana

• an orange

• an apple

Multiple Choice

What happened to Jonas' apple?

• it changed when he was playing catch

• it was sour

• it got dirty

• nothing, he just took it to eat it later

Multiple Choice

Why must children from ages 8-11 volunteer at different locations?

• to gain enough volunteer hours which help determine their assignments.

• 
  to make them sit down and be humble

• o encourage them to respect others

Multiple Choice

Fours, fives, and sixes had to wear jackets that were buttoned down their backs. What was this used to teach them?

• Interdependence

• Independence

• Style

Multiple Choice

hat was special about turning 9?

• Children got their haircut.

• Children got their first bicycle.

• Children got a jacket that buttoned down their backs.

• Children were able to choose the family pet.

Multiple Choice

Where would you go if you applied to leave the community?

• 
  40 miles East, to join the nearest community

• to Easter Island

• to Elsewhere

• 30 paces (steps) West, to live with your closest neighbor

Multiple Choice

Each person in the Ceremony has a number. What does this number represent?

• It ranks the children by their intelligence

• It is their address

• it ranks the children by the order they were born

• It ranks the children by who the Elders like best

Match

Match the following character to their Assignment.

• Fiona

• Asher

• Jonas

• Isaac

Caretaker of the old

Assistant director of recreation

he was skipped

Instructor of threes

• Caretaker of the old

• Assistant director of recreation

• he was skipped

• Instructor of threes

Multiple Choice

Which Assignment is given to Jonas?

• The Giver

• The Receiver

• The Taker

• The Releaser

Multiple Select

Select All: Which qualities have been observed in Jonas in order to make him suitable for the role of Receiver?

• integrity

• courage

• intelligent

• wisdom

• empathy

Multiple Choice

How does Jonas feel after he is given the role of Receiver?

• 
  Excited.

• 
  Alone and apart.

• 
  Superior.

• Important.

Multiple Choice

According to Jonas’s parents, what happened to the previous Twelve who was selected to be the Receiver 10 years ago?

• She was caught lying.

• The Chief Elders realized that she was not intelligent enough for the job.

• Nobody knows what happened to her.

• She refused to accept the job of Receiver of Memory

Multiple Choice

Jonas is given instructions about his Assignment. What instruction is he most surprised by?

• He may lie.

• He can't discuss his training with anyone.

• He is forbidden from dream telling

• He cannot apply for release

Multiple Choice

Select all: What worried Jonas after reading his rules?

• That he wouldn't have time to spend with his friends.

• That he wouldn't be able to take medication for the pain he would feel in the training.

• That everyone could be lying.

• All the answers are correct.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The bicycle plates of the Twelves were changed after the last ceremony.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was unusual about the Annex compared to all the rest of the Community?

• 
  The Annex has a piano and the wall is covered in records.

• 
  The room was big and bright.

• The doors were locked and the speaker can be turned off.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Annex is luxuriously furnished and there are thousands of books covering the walls.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which is the first memory the old man transmitted to Jonas?

• The memory of SNOW.

• The memory of BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

• The memory of SUNBURN.