The Giver Chapter 1-2 Quiz

What is the best meaning of “rituals” as it is used in the following sentence on page 6?

“It was one of the rituals: the evening telling of feelings.”

• ceremonies

• parties

• punishments

• surprises

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Which event reveals that the community views correct word choice as a serious duty?

• children not being allowed to use the word “released” jokingly

• Asher being encouraged by his classmates for using the wrong word

• Jonas immediately finding the right word to describe his feelings about the upcoming ceremony

• Jonas’s father reminding his sister Lily that each family can only have one male and one female child

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Which of the following best describes Jonas’s attitude toward the potential release of a criminal on pages 11-12? [RL.6]

• Jonas feels concerned.

• Jonas feels satisfied.

• Jonas feels relieved.

• Jonas feels angry.

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What does Jonas’s family’s attempts to soothe his mother on page 12 reveal about this community’s family values? [RL.1 & RL.3]

• They value processing emotions away from others.

• They value providing emotional support to each other.

• They value providing problem solving ideas to each other.

• They value individual strength from everyone in the community.

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How does the community maintain order and control in Chapter 1 of *The Giver* by Lois Lowry?

• Through strict rules and regulations

• By allowing complete freedom

• Through random decision-making

• By encouraging individualism

1. Reread the following passage from chapter 2:

“‘There are very rarely disappointments, Jonas. I don’t think you need to worry about that,’ his father reassured him.”

What is the best meaning of “reassured” as it is used in this passage?

• to comfort

• to confuse

• to alarm

• to annoy

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2. Reread the following passage from chapter 2:

“I could have sneaked a look at the list prior to the ceremony,” Father confided. “The committee always makes the list in advance, and it’s right there in the office at the Nurturing Center. 

“As a matter of fact,” he went on, “I feel a little guilty about this. But I did go in this afternoon and looked to see if this year’s Naming list had been made yet. It was right there in the office, and I looked up number Thirty-Six — that’s the little guy I’ve been concerned about — because it occurred to me that it might enhance his nurturing if I could call him by a name. Just privately, of course, when no one else is around.”

What does this passage reveal about Jonas’s father?

• 1. Jonas’s father is a leader in the community.

• 1. Jonas’s father believes the rules do not apply to him.

• 1. Jonas’s father is willing to break the rules to help someone.

• 1. Jonas’s father cares more about Gabe than he does Jonas and Lily.

3. Reread the following passage from chapter 2: 

“When I entered my training for Law and Justice, I found myself with people who shared my interests. I made friends on a new level, friends of all ages.” 

What does this passage suggest about the Assignments?

• 1. Assignments have no impact on a person’s life.

• 1. Assignments bring people with common interests together.

• 1. Assignments force citizens to become friends with people their own age.

• 1. Assignments stop people from being friends with anyone who is in another Assignment.

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Why was Jonas feeling apprehensive?

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

  cently.

• 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 were the two occasions when release was not punishment?

• Release of a newchild 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 newchild were not punishment.

• Voluntary release and release of the mentally incompetent were not

  punishment.