Quiz on The Giver Chapters 12-13

The first memory the Giver gave Jonas was_______

• an apple

• a rainbow

• a sled ride

• a sunburn

What happened to the Giver after transmitting the memory?

• He no longer wanted to give Jonas any memories.

• He felt sad.

• He no longer had the memory.

• He was ready to give Jonas all his memories right away.

Why did Jonas feel different at school the day after he began job training?

• He was the only person training for his job.

• He wasn't allowed to talk about his training.

• He wished he had been given a different job.

• He was mad about being selected to become the receiver of memory.

Why was Jonas late for his second day of training?

• He rode with Asher to the Department of Bicycle Repair.

• He saw the change in Fiona's hair that he had experienced earlier with the apple.

• His teacher kept him after school to ask how his training went.

• He helped Fiona in the House of the Old first.

Read this passage from Chapter 12.

This time the sled had-and continued to have, as he blinked, and stared at it again-that same mysterious quality that the apple had had so briefly. And Fiona's hair. The sled did not change. It simply was-whatever the thing was.

The thing Jonas was seeing is_____

• light

• wind

• color

• snow

Following the conversation about the sled, The Giver wanted Jonas to understand his capacity to see beyond. Which line from chapter 12 is an example of Jonas's ability?

• We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.

• The Giver looked startled at the certainty of Jonas's reaction.

• Close your eyes and be still, now. I'm going to give you a memory of a rainbow.

• Lie back down, now. We have so much to do.

The best title for chapter 12 would be....

• The Sled

• The Dream

• Fiona's Hair

• Beyond the Shades of Gray

Read the following passage from chapter 11.

• outdated

• old-fashioned

• useless

• worn-out

A theme that is beginning to form in chapter 12 is....

• Jonas begins to disagree with his community's values thinking; he feels sameness is wrong.

• The Giver explains to Jonas what society was like when Jonas's community allowed free choice; he said making wrong choices is important.

• Anger is part of growing up; Jonas is upset and angry when he can't figure out the flashes of red he is seeing.

• Jonas is opposed to The Giver's teachings; he feels The Giver is wrong to go against the values of the community.

Which obstacles must Jonas face? Check all that apply.

• not telling others about his training

• trying to understand why the elders took away good things

• seeing the color red

• getting out of telling his family about his dreams

• losing his patience