Why does Jonas witnessing the release help push the climax forward?

b. because the conflicts is resolved when Jonas realizes he must leave the community to change it

a. because it explains the setting of the novel revealed in the exposition

c. because it summarizes the events of the rising action

d. because the resolution of the novel is completely changed with this event

What happens when twins are born?

d. The smallest twin is put to death.

a. They are both adopted by the same parent.

b. One of the twins is kept with the birthmother.

c. The smallest twin is sent to another community.

Why did Jonas become upset when his friends played war?

c. He know what war is really like.

a. They didn't ask him to play.

b. They were too rough with each other.

d. He wants to take part in a war.

What unusual circumstance happened with Gabe?

d. Gabe was able to receive a memory from Jonas.

c. Gabe's birthmother came to visit him.

Why is the Giver's job so important?

b. because if he didn't hold the memories, they would be very painful for the community

a. because if he didn't hold the memories, people would want to leave the community

c. because if he didn't make all of the decisions, people wouldn't know what to do

d. because if he didn't create jobs for everyone, people would be without work

What is the conflict of this novel?

a. Jonas is unhappy with the community and want to change it.

b. Jonas is upset with his family situation and wants to move out.

c. Jonas is concerned about Fiona, and fears she is in danger.

d. Jonas is concerned with Asher's attitude, and wants to change it.

The Giver said that there is honor in his title, but little power. What did he mean by these words?

c. People respect him, but he can't r3eally make big changes in the community.

a. People respect him, but he is not allowed to move away.

b. People act like they respect him, but they really don't.

d. People don't respect him because he refuses to make any changes in the community.

How has the setting of the novel affected the personalities of the community?

c. it has made them comfortable and accepting of their lives.

a. it has made them eager for change

b. it has made them question of the future

d. IT has made them angry and searching for answers

Which law is a common one to break?

a. older siblings teaching younger siblings how to ride a bike

b. younger siblings wearing blue bows in their hair instead of red ones

c. older siblings teaching younger siblings how to fish

d. younger siblings calling older siblings bad news

What is the setting of the story?

c. a futuristic, utopian society

a. a utopian society from the 1800's

Each statement represents a theme from the novel EXCEPT:

A. We should never take our friendships with others for granted.

B. When people have choices, they have to be prepared for the consequences of their choices.

C. Memories should be valued because we gain wisdom from the past.

Which passage best reflects Jonas’s determination to reach Elsewhere?

B. Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright atop the sled, clutching Gabriel, keeping him safe.

A. “We’re almost there, Gabriel,” he whispered, feeling quite certain without knowing why.

C. The top of the hill seemed so far away, and he did not know what lay beyond. But there was nothing to do but continue.

How does the author use a literary device in the following passage? He saw nothing ahead except the endless ribbon of road unfolding in twisting narrow curves.

A. A metaphor is used to show how the road resembles a long ribbon.

B. Personification is used to emphasize the road’s curves.

C. Repetition is used to emphasize the ides that the road is endless

Which text example best shows how a new setting towards the end of the book impacts Jonas?

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

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

B. When the aircraft searchers came, as they did occasionally, during the night as they rode, Jonas sped to the nearest bush or tree.

Jonas’s father’s sing-song voice when talking about Gabriel’s release shows the reader that

B. Jonas’s father lacks the feelings to understand that release is a terrible act.

A. Jonas’s father is always cheerful, even when his job is unpleasant.

C. Jonas’s father uses this voice to comfort Newchildren.

But that evening everything changed. All of it—all the things they had thought through so meticulously—fell apart. Which example demonstrates the meaning of the word meticulously?

B. Jonas and The Giver had gone over it and over it, late into the night hours.

A. It would work, they could make it work, Jonas told himself again and again throughout the day.

C. The Giver would transfer every memory of courage and strength he could to Jonas.

Which quotation most clearly reveals The Giver’s motivation to stay in the Community?

A. “When the memories return, they’ll need help.”

B. “I wouldn’t make it. I’m very weakened now.”

C. “You needed me then. And now they will.”

Which passage begins to set up the turning point in the novel?

C. “Now for the first time I think there might be a way,” The Giver said slowly.

A. “Giver,” Jonas suggested, “you and I don’t need to care about the rest of them.”

B. “Yes,” he told The Giver, “I’ll do it. I think I can do it.”

The Giver tells Jonas, “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” These words are important for each purpose EXCEPT

A. They explain why The Giver must continue giving memories to Jonas.

B. They reveal a theme about the importance of memories.

C. They show The Giver’s desire for change.

Read the following passage: “What about you? Do you lie to me, too? Jonas almost spat the question at The Giver. The author uses the word spat

B. to convey Jonas’s frustration after viewing the release

A. to convey an air of mistrust between Jonas and The Giver

C. to show that Jonas is asking these questions very rapidly

Describe the literary technique the author uses in this passage: Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himself, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emerge in a cry.

C. The author uses personification to describe the pain.

A. The author uses a metaphor to describe Jonas.

B. The author uses alliteration to emphasize the ripping sensation.

Read the following passage: The little twin lay motionless. His father was putting things away. Folding the blanket. Closing the cupboard. The author purposely uses short sentences and fragments

B. to emphasize how quick and simple the release of the twin was

A. to help the reader visualize the twin’s release from Jonas’s point of view

C. to help the reader see each of these actions in clear detail

Which quotation best reveals The Giver’s feelings about Rosemary’s training?

B. “It broke my heart, Jonas, to transfer pain to her. But it was my job. It was what I had to do, the way I’ve had to do it to you.”

A. “Her training began. She received well, as you do. She was so enthusiastic. She delighted to experience new things.”

C. “It’s in your rules, Jonas. But it wasn’t in hers. She asked for release, and they had to give it to her."

The author uses the “game of good guys and bad guys” event mainly to show the reader

A. that Jonas’s friendships with Asher and Fiona will never be the same

B. how Jonas’s friends enjoy an unscheduled holiday

C. that Jonas will never forget the memory of warfare

When Jonas receives the memory of love, he tells The Giver, “I wish we still had that.” Which text evidence most strongly supports Jonas’s position?

C. Jonas stared at them. Meaningless? He had never before felt anything as meaningful as the memory.

A. “I can see that it was a dangerous way to live.”

B. “But anyway, I was thinking, I mean feeling, actually, that it was kind of nice, then.”

Choose the description from Jonas’s memory of warfare in which the author’s tone can be described as mournful:

A. He lay sprawled, his gray uniform glistening with wet, fresh blood.

B. A wild-eyed horse, its bridle torn and dangling, trotted frantically through the mounds of men, tossing its head, whinnying in panic.

C. Dirt streaked the boy’s face and his matted blond hair.

Read the following passage: “When did they decide that?” Jonas asked angrily. “It isn’t fair. Let’s change it!” “How do you suggest we do that? I’ve never been able to think of a way, and I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom.” “But there are two of us now,” Jonas said eagerly. “Together we can think of something!” The author uses this conversation for each purpose EXCEPT:

C. to show the development of a theme about wisdom

A. to show strong character traits in Jonas such as determination and optimism

B. to advance the plot with the possibility of an action plan

Which example most strongly demonstrates The Giver using his wisdom to help the Community?

B. “I simply advised them against increasing the population.”

A. “I knew that there had been times in the past when people had destroyed others in haste, in fear, and had brought about their own destruction.

C. “They prepared to shoot it down. But they sought my advice.”

The Giver Book Test

Authored by Victoria Stafford

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8th Grade

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30 sec • 1 pt

I work for the Department Of Justice

Jonas

Jonas's Father

Jonas's Mother

The Giver

Asher

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jonas thinks I would make a good "speaker"

Fiona

Asher

Gabe

Lilly

Larissa

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I make a game out of everthing

Asher

Lilly

Gabe

Fiona

Rosemary

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I had trouble dealing with the "sad and lonely" memories

Jonas

Fiona

Rosemary

The Giver

Lilly

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I purposely skipped over Jonas's number

Jonas's father

Chief Elder

The Givere

Rosemary

Jonas's Mother

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CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I am an elderly woman who lives in the house of the old.

Larissa

Rosemary

Fiona

Lilly

Chief Elder

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I am a Nurturer.

Jonas's mother

Jonas's Father

Fiona

Larissa

Lilly

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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The Giver Book Test

I work for the Department Of Justice

Jonas thinks I would make a good "speaker"

I make a game out of everthing

I had trouble dealing with the "sad and lonely" memories

I purposely skipped over Jonas's number

I am an elderly woman who lives in the house of the old.

I am a Nurturer.

I am talented in many areas, and have the ability to see "beyond".

My daughter ordered her own release.

I work in the House of the Old.

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