The Giver Vocabulary Quiz

Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community.

What does "intrigued" mean?

• bored

• interested

• scared

• worried

Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above.

What does "palpable" mean?

• easy to understand

• easy to feel

• difficult to understand

• difficult to feel

All of the Elevens were excited about the event that would be coming so soon. But there was a little shudder of nervousness when he thought about it, about what might happen. Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That's what I am.

What does "apprehensive" mean?

• Remembering

• Already know what will happen

• Can't wait to know

• Don't know what you will do

It was a lesser job, night-crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more vital jobs of the daytime hours.

What does "vital" mean?

• Important

• Exciting

• Complicated

• Difficult

"He's a sweet little male with a lovely disposition. But he isn't growing as fast as he should, and he doesn't sleep soundly."

What does "disposition" mean?

• Health

• Intelligence

• Attitude

• Appearance

"Isn't he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!" Jonas glared at her. He didn't like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to chastise Lily. But Father was busy unstrapping the carrying basket from the back of his bicycle."

What does "chastise" mean?

• to help

• to complain

• to punish

• to question

Jonas shrugged. It didn't worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made. Even the Matching of Spouses was given such weighty consideration...

What does "meticulously" mean?

• excellently

• fearfully

• officially

• slowly

The Giver gave a rueful, anguished, empty laugh. "Jonas, you and I are the only ones who have feelings."

What does "rueful" mean?

• loud

• long

• sad

• mocking

"I can't even swim very well," he said. "My swimming instructor said that I don't have the right boyishness or something."

"Buoyancy," Jonas corrected him.

"Whatever. I don't have it. I sink."

What does buoyancy mean?

• sinking in water

• floating in water

• moving in water

• drowning in water

Snow made growing food difficult, limited the agricultural periods. And unpredictable weather made transportation almost impossible at times. It wasn't a practical thing, so it became obsolete when we went to Sameness.

What does "obsolete" mean?

• not needed anymore

• very complicated

• too powerful

• too expensive