The Giver Ch. 1 - 13 Review

True or False: Louise Lowly is the author of The Giver?

• True

• False

True or False: About a year before the novel started, Jonas had been frightened by a plane flying overhead.

• True

• False

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

• they were put in stocks and hosed down

• they were released from the community

• they were jailed

• they had to do community service

Jonas at first says he feels frightened about the upcoming event, but then uses a more precise word which was

• scared

• elated

• loathing

• apprehensive

After eating their evening meal, what ritual does the family participate in?

• the brushing of their teeth

• the sharing of feelings

• the sharing of dreams

• the loading of the dishwasher

A family unit in Jonas's community is made up of...

• a father, a mother and two children (sons or daughters)

• a father, a mother, 2 sons and a daughter

• a father, a mother, and two children (one male and one female)

• a father, a mother, and as many children as they wanted

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

• there was always 50 children of each age

• the number of children varied from year to year

• there were always more girls than boys

• there were always more boys than girls.

True or False: The people in Jonas's community got to choose what job they wanted.

• True

• False

True or False: The people in Jonas's community do not know what animals are.

• True

• False

Before the Ceremony of Twelve, why did Jonas's parents want to talk to him?

• they wanted to tell him exactly what would happen

• they wanted share their own experiences

• they were worried that he wasn’t going to participate in the ceremony

• they wanted him to tell them what he thought would happen