Sect. 6 The Giver Test

Why have Jonas’ relationships with his friends changed?

•  Jonas’s friends do not respect or appreciate his new role as Receiver.

• Jonas’s work makes him too tired to play physically demanding games.

• Jonas’s friends are not as fun-loving as they were during childhood

• Jonas’s work has given him a new level of responsibility and he has trouble relating to his friends.

How does the author use the release of the twin to develop Jonas’s father’s point of view?

• Jonas’s father is anxious and tries to get the release done as quickly as possible.

•  Jonas’s father is proud and wants to show the process to his assistant.

• Jonas’s father is upbeat and treats the ceremony like a fun event

• Jonas’s father is upset and explains that this is the worst part of his job.

Why does the author use the word dejected rather than a synonym like the word ‘sad’?

• The word ‘dejected’ has a more severe, negative connotation than a word like ‘sad’.

• The word ‘dejected’ is harder to understand, which emphasizes Jonas’s confusion.

• The word ‘dejected’ has a more positive connotation that conveys the responsibility Jonas has accepted in his role.

• The word ‘dejected’ sounds more professional and shows respect for Jonas’s role as Receiver.

How is the Giver feeling in this excerpt when Jonas and him are talking about Jonas disappearing like Caleb did?

• proud

• worried

• happy

• satisfied

How does Jonas view release (pick two)

• normal

• violent

• pleasant

• cruel

How does Jonas's father view release? (pick two)

• violent

• pleasant

• normal

• cruel

What does anguish mean?

• extreme sickness

• extreme sadness then happiness

• extreme suffering pain/grief

• extreme happiness and joy

The word inflict means to cause someone to experience or be affected by something

• True

• False

The word imploring means asking or begging of someone in a fun and playful way

• True

• False

Excruciating is another way of explaining that something is very painful

• True

• False