Giver Test Review

Which text evidence best supports Jonas’s claim, “It’s the Ceremony that I’m apprehensive about. It’s almost December.” pdf.9 (Hint: apprehensive means anxious or fearful about)

• “Did you still play at all, after Twelve?” Jonas asked.

• “I worry a little about Asher’s Assignment,” Jonas confessed.

• "It was a secret selection, made by the leaders of the community, the Committee of Elders."

Read the following quotation from the Chief Elder:

“When he began to talk again, it was with greater precision. And now his lapses are very few. His corrections and apologies are very prompt. And his good humor is unfailing.” pdf.55 (Hint: precision means accuracy.)

The author uses this passage mainly to:

• show the reader that Asher puts his best effort into his volunteer hours

• provide a summary of Asher’s early accomplishments

• show the reader that use of the discipline wand helped to correct Asher’s speaking problems.

Use the passage to answer the question: Which set of words best describes the author’s tone in this passage?

"Jonas was shocked. A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace. "What happened to her?” he asked nervously. But his parents looked blank. “We don’t know,” his father said uncomfortably. “We never saw her again.” A silence fell over the room." pdf.67

• frustrated and urgent

• mysterious and troubled

• miserable and disappointed

Which quotation best reveals Jonas’s confusion when The Giver tells him, “My job is to transmit to you all the memories I have within me.” pdf.77

• “Do you mean Elsewhere, too?” pdf.78

• “Maybe I’m not smart enough.” pdf.78

• “I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” pdf.78

Which passage expresses Jonas’s point of view when the apple changes?

• “And again—in the air, for an instant only—it had changed.” pdf.24

• “Jonas had been completely mystified.” pdf.24 (Hint: mystified means bewildered or confused)

• “It was slightly bruised now, because Asher had dropped it several times. But there was nothing all unusual about the apple." pdf.25

In Chapter 5, how does the dream-telling scene with Jonas and his family impact the novel’s plot?

• Jonas remembers a strong feeling towards Fiona, and it makes him uncomfortable.

• Since his dream was about Fiona, his parents now tell him about the Stirrings.

• Jonas realizes it’s “always better, less rude” to talk about things that were the same.

At his Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas realizes, “She skipped me.” pdf.57 Which reaction best represents the impact of these words on Jonas?

• “He wanted to disappear, to fade away, not to exist.” pdf.58

• “He felt dizzy, and couldn’t focus his attention.” pdf.57

• “Could he have forgotten his own number?” pdf.57

Which example best reflects an increase in tension when Jonas is selected at the Ceremony?

• “He is to be alone, apart while he is prepared by the current Receiver.” pdf.61

• “The training required of you involves pain, physical pain.” pdf.67

• “Jonas was identified as a possible Receiver many years ago.” pdf.62

Which quotation best demonstrates Jonas’s frustration with Sameness?

• “Why did the colors disappear?” pdf 95

• “We really have to protect people from wrong choices.” pdf.98

• “I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!” pdf.97

Finish the sentence using Chapter 14: The author mainly uses the incident of Jonas’s painful sled memory...

• ...to show the reader that with Sameness, people didn’t experience excruciating pain

• ...so Jonas will understand why his rules do not allow pain medication

• ... to show the reader that The Giver must release the pain memories one at a time