The Giver Quiz #3 Ch.17-23

Why does Jonas decide to stop taking the pills for the Stirrings?

• The Giver told him to stop taking the pills.

• The memory of warfare encouraged him to defy the government.

• Seeing Fiona at the House of the Old made him realize he should stop taking the pills.

• The memory of love and family made him want to have those feelings himself.

Why is Jonas so upset by the game his friends are playing during the unscheduled holiday?

• Jonas realized that they were playing a game of war and he recalled the memory of the dying soldier on the battlefield.

• He saw Fiona pretend to die and realized how sad he would be if she died.

• He was hoping to play a different game.

• Jonas realized that the game involved killing and he remembered the elephant that had been killed and mutilated.

Why does Jonas decline(say no to) Fiona’s invitation to go for a walk along the riverside?

• He knows that it would be considered inappropriate to spend time alone with Fiona.

• He doesn’t enjoy spending time with Fiona.

• Jonas wants to go, but knows that Fiona can never return the feelings he has for her.

• He doesn’t want to make Asher feel left out.

When Jonas thinks about his inability to take part in the recreational activities his peers enjoy, what conclusion does he make about his training and selection as the new Receiver of Memory?

• He has lost his friends because they no longer enjoy spending time with him.

• He has gained important wisdom and is happy to put his childhood behind him.

• He has lost his childhood from the exposure to the memories.

• He has made deeper connections to the members of the community because of his exposure to the memories.

According to Jonas’s father, which of the following steps is not a part of the Ceremony of Release for a Newchild?

• The Newchild is cleaned up before the release.

• The Newchild is named before the release.

• The Newchild is made “comfy”

• A person from “Elsewhere” is waiting to take the released child.

According to The Giver, why was the rule forbidding Jonas from requesting release added to the rules for the new Receiver of Memory?

• The Giver insisted upon creating the rule.

• The previous Receiver of Memory requested release because it was not forbidden in the rules for training.

• The last Receiver of Memory was released due to incompetence.

• It has always been forbidden for Receivers of Memory to request release.

Which of the following most likely contributed to the failure that occurred with Rosemary’s training?

• The memories of happiness were too overwhelming for her.

• The memories of loneliness and abandonment changed the way she viewed the community.

• The memories of warfare were too difficult for her to bear.

• All of the above.

Why does Jonas tell the Giver that he would like to watch the Release of the twin Newchild?

• Jonas is particularly curious about the actual Ceremony of Release.

• Jonas is interested in seeing his father’s gentle nature while conducting the ceremony.

• His father just recently described the process to him.

• All of the above.

Which of the following best explains why Jonas was reluctant, or hesitant, to watch the release of the Newchild?

• Jonas was afraid to ask for the recording of the release.

• The Giver made him uncomfortable by insisting that he watch the ceremony.

• Jonas felt like he would be violating his father’s privacy by watching the release.

• Jonas felt he was too young to witness a release.

Which of the following steps, in the process of the release, was truthfully conveyed to Jonas by his father?

• The weighing of both babies to determine which one is larger.

• The process of making the twin, designated for release, “comfy".

• The delivery of the released twin to someone from “elsewhere”.

• The cleaning of the twin set for release.