The Giver/elements review

Which word best describes Asher?

• studious/smart

• playful

• well-spoken

• lazy

What is a character trait that Jonas and Gabriel have in common?

• their birth dates

• their birthmothers

• their pale eyes

• their height

Based on what we know, what is the best prediction of what Jonas will do at the end of the book?

• He will return to the community.

• He will jump in the river.

• He will ask the Giver's forgiveness for leaving.

• He will continue on to see what lies Elsewhere.

How does Jonas seeing the release of one of the twins affect the plot?

• He decides he needs to leave and try to change their society.

• He decides he doesn't want to be a Nurturer.

• He wants to go back home.

Why is Jonas frustrated when he talks to Lily about her comfort object (the elephant)?

• He doesn't like elephants.

• He wanted her to choose a tiger as a comfort object.

• He knows how horribly elephants have been treated.

• He is not frustrated with Lily.

Why does Jonas change his plans at the last minute?

• He did not have a ride.

• He finds out Gabriel is going to be released.

• He is having doubts about going.

• The Giver told him to.

Which quote expresses a violent mood?

• "But he knew that the old were not given children to raise."

• "He gasped. It was as if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing through each nerve with a hot blade."

• "Then, as the middle hours of the night approached, the noise of Gabe's restlessness woke Jonas."

• "I am. I'm next on the list. I'll have to select the one to be nurtured, and the one to be released."

When Jonas is skipped during the Ceremony of Twelve, ____________is created.

• suspense

• foreshadowing

• setting

• flashback

__________________is when the author hints at things that may happen later in the story.

• theme

• setting

• flashback

• foreshadowing

This is the type of conflict that occurs when Jonas sees his father kill the twin.

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. society

• man vs. self