The Giver - Section 7 Quiz

Why does Jonas change his plans at the last minute and decide to suddenly leave with Gabriel?

• to avoid the approaching storm.

• the Giver’s responsibility for sharing memories has been completed.

• his father plans to release Gabriel the next day.

• so the Giver can announce Jonas’ river accident during the next Ceremony.

Which piece of text evidence supports that Jonas' father plans to release Gabriel the next day?

• "'It’s bye-bye to you, Gabe, in the morning,' Father said, in his sweet, sing-song voice."

• "'My work will be finished,' The Giver had replied gently, 'when I have helped the community to change and become whole."'

• "He would make the solemn announcement that Jonas had been lost in the river. He would immediately begin the Ceremony of Loss."

• "That night, Jonas was forced to flee. He left the dwelling shortly after the sky became dark and the community still."

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Which of the following sentences project a negative connotation?

• One night Jonas fell, when the bike jolted to a sudden stop against a rock.

• But Jonas’s ankle was twisted, and his knees were scraped and raw, blood seeping through his torn trousers.

• Soon there were many birds along the way, soaring overhead, calling.

• The road was narrower, and bumpy, apparently no longer tended by road crews.

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Which of the following sentences project a positive connotation?

• After a life of Sameness and predictability, he was awed by the surprises that lay beyond each curve of the road.

• But Jonas’s ankle was twisted, and his knees were scraped and raw, blood seeping through his torn trousers.

• Soon there were many birds along the way, soaring overhead, calling.

• During his twelve years in the community, he had never felt such simple moments of exquisite happiness.

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Why does Jonas feel like leaving his community was a good decision to make?

• Jonas believes that The Giver would have continued giving him terribly sad memories if he had stayed.

• Jonas feels proud of his decision to bring Gabriel to a new family in a different community.

• Jonas believes he would have lived a life empty of feelings, color, and love if he had stayed.

• Jonas knows that his community would suffer greatly with the memories if he had stayed.

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Why does Jonas feel like leaving his community was a good decision to make?

• Jonas knows that he would have been miserable if he had stayed and Gabriel was killed.

• Jonas feels proud of his decision to bring Gabriel to a new family in a different community.

• Jonas feels that his lies to his family and friends were too frequent and that it would be better for him to leave than the break the rules.

• Jonas knows that his community would suffer greatly with the memories if he had stayed.

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How are Gabriel and Jonas' points of view of the plan flying over them different?

• Gabriel’s perception of danger is stronger than Jonas’ perception because Gabriel is more well-rested.

• Gabriel was terrified by the plane but Jonas was not scared because of Jonas's recent experience hiding from planes

• Gabriel’s memories are weaker than Jonas’ memories because Gabriel's memories have quickly faded away.

• Gabriel misunderstands the object in the sky because Gabriel does not have all of the memories that Jonas does.

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What is one claim that can be supported with evidence from the text?

• Jonas and Gabriel escape to Elsewhere, into a new and welcoming community.

• Jonas and Gabriel continue riding the bicycle into new and different communities.

• Jonas and Gabriel return to their community and are turned away as outcasts.

• Jonas and Gabriel begin finding new memories from other communities and use those in the next part of their journey.

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Which piece of text evidence supports that Jonas and Gabriel escape to Elsewhere, into a new and welcoming community?

• “The wind was bitterly cold. The snow swirled, blurring his vision.”

• “He forced his eyes open as they went downward, downward, sliding, and all at once he could see lights, and he recognized them now.”

• “Using his final strength, and a special knowledge that was deep inside him, Jonas found the sled that was waiting for them at the top of the hill.”

• “Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright atop the sled . . .”

Which piece of text evidence supports that Jonas and Gabriel escape to Elsewhere, into a new and welcoming community?

• “The wind was bitterly cold. The snow swirled, blurring his vision.”

• “The runners sliced through the snow and the wind whipped at his face . . .”

• “Using his final strength, and a special knowledge that was deep inside him, Jonas found the sled that was waiting for them at the top of the hill.”

• “For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing.”

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