The Giver 6-8 Quiz

Before being named, newchildren are

• identified by describing their appearance

• Identified by a number corresponding to the order in which they were born

• identified by their parents' names

• identified by a letter corresponding to the order in which they were born

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The Chief Elder is

• elected every ten years

• appointed by a committee

• elected every five years

• expected to serve for his/her lifetime

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What assignment was given to Asher?

• Instructor of Eigths

• Assistant director of the Landscape Crew

• Assistant director of Recreation

• Pilot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

To select a Receiver-in-Training

• the community votes for an individual

• the previous Receiver selects him/her by himself

• a person volunteers for the assignment

• the Elders meticulously observe the students

Which five qualities must the Receiver possess?

• intelligence, integrity, courage, wisdom, and the capacity to see beyond

• intelligence, integrity, imagination, wisdom, and the capacity to see beyond

• curiosity, integrity, courage, wisdom, and the capacity to see beyond

• intelligence, integrity, courage, wisdom, and patience

Which of the following is not a rule for the Receiver-in-training?

• the person is to be alone

• the person may refuse the Assignment

• the person must be apart of the community

• the position cannot be modified

Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the Ceremony of Twelve?

• she is about to tell them that Jonas has been released

• she has caused them anxiety about Jonas's assignment

• she has given assignments that do not match the talents and interests of the Twelves

• she knows that the community is disappointed with their children's assignments

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the community react to the death of a child in the river?

• They hold a candlelight vigil

• they send goods to the child's parents and each family takes turn visiting

• they hold seminars to warn the children to stay away from the river

• they chant the child's name over and over, each time more and more softly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following is true about the community?

• At the age of one, newchildren are placed with a family, and families select names for their children.

• When citizens are elderly, they live at the House of the Old.

• At breakfast each morning the family unit tells their feelings.

• Thirteens are given an assignment.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is NOT true of the community?

• Babies and the elderly may be released without it being considered a punishment.

• Stirrings are not acceptable and are "controlled" with a pill that's taken forever

• Gabriel fell in the river and drowned, so the community chanted his name all day, quieter each time.

• The Elders decide each citizen's Assignment