The Giver Whole Book Test

Jonas's father knew Gabe's name ahead of time, but the elders were unaware that he discovered this. Which type of irony does this represent?

• a. verbal

• b. situational

• c. dramatic

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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?

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

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

• 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?

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

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

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

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

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

• They reveal a theme about the importance of memories.

• 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

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

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

• 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.

• The author uses a metaphor to describe Jonas.

• The author uses alliteration to emphasize the ripping sensation.

• The author uses personification to describe the pain.

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

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

• to emphasize how quick and simple the release of the twin was

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