The Giver Chapter 1-2

What word meant a "deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen,"according to Jonas?

• nurture

• trembling

• frightened

• release

What were Jonas and the other children taught to be careful about?

• They were taught to be careful about being respectful to teachers.

• They were taught to be careful about not riding their bikes on the grass.

• They were taught to be careful about language.

• They were taught to be careful about criticising the system.

How did Jonas decide he felt?

• He felt intimidated.

• He felt irritated.

• He felt fascinated.

• He felt apprehensive.

What was causing this feeling?

• His special Ceremony of Twelve would be coming in December.

• He was failing two subjects in school.

• Some other boys were beating him up, and he was afraid to tell on them.

• He was thinking about a movie he had seen recently.

What evening ritual did the family perform after dinner?

• They went for a walk.

• They prayed together.

• They shared their feelings.

• They did the dishes and cleaned the house.

What were the two occasions when release was not punishment?

• Release of a new child and release of a sick person were not punishment.

• Release of an orphan and release of the elderly were not punishment.

• Release of the elderly and release of a new child were not punishment.

• Voluntary release and release of the mentally incompetent were not punishment.

If the new child did not progress, it would be released.

• True

• False

• Depends on the parents

What fascinated Jonas about his father?

• His father was the youngest person ever to be head of his department.

• His father was always cheerful.

• He realized he did not know his father's age or first name.

• His father had broken the rule about looking at the year's Naming list.

Why was the Ceremony of Twelve so important?

• He would be getting his license for a motorbike.

• He would find out his assignment.

• He would start a new school.

• He would move to another city.

Who chooses the children's assignments?

• The nurturers

• The parents

• The elders

• The Receiver