The Giver Ch. 1-3

What is the name of the main character in the book, The Giver?

• Jonathan

• Jonas

• Johnny

• Joseph

what is the name of the child that Jonas’ father is nurturing?

• Gabriel

• Gabby

• Gerald

• Lily

Children receive a bicycle when they turn 8.

• True

• False

What did Jonas get caught taking home from the recreation center?

• A basketball

• An apple

• An orange

• A baseball

How do elders decide on assignments for the twelves? 

• They watch them at home and talk to their parents
• They look for information about them in the hall of open records
• They observe them closely and talk to their teachers
• They put their names in a lottery and draw jobs for them

How are family units made in Jonas's society? 

• You are allowed to marry who you want and have children 
• Both spouses and children are picked for you 
• Spouses are picked for you, but you have your own children 

Why was Jonas's mother upset with Lily?

• Lily said she wanted to be a birthmother.
• Lily dropped the newchild.
• Lily spilled the newchild's food.
• Lily said a mean thing about the newchild.

What was it about the apple that concerned Jonas? 

• It was bruised.
• The appearance of it changed. 
• It disappeared.
• It was rotten.

What did you do after being a birth mother?  

• Become laborers.
• Become nurturers.
• Become gardeners.
• Become single and alone.

In the community, who has the final say in changing a rule?

• The Elders
•  The Nurturer
• The Receiver
• The Laborers