The Giver – Chapters 17-19 Comprehension Quiz

How did Jonas’s range of emotion differ from those of his family and friends?

• Jonas felt fewer emotions because the memories dulled his feelings.

• Jonas felt stronger and deeper emotions because the memories awakened real feelings in him.

• Jonas felt only happiness, while others still felt sadness.

• Jonas’s emotions were exactly the same as everyone else’s.

How did Jonas react to the children’s war game?

• He laughed and joined in.

• He ignored them and walked home.

• He became upset and begged them to stop playing.

• He reported them to the Elders.

Why do you think Lowry placed the children’s game of war shortly after Jonas received the memory of warfare?

• To lighten the story with a humorous scene.

• To show how children train for future military service.

• To highlight the contrast between the community’s ignorance and the painful truth Jonas has learned.

• To show that memories do not affect Jonas very much.

Why did Jonas feel powerless and alone when Fiona and Asher rode off on their bicycles?

• They told him they didn’t want to be his friends anymore.

• He realized they no longer had anything in common because they could not understand his new experiences.

• He was physically injured and couldn’t go with them.

• They were going on a trip without him.

Why did the community refer to the former Receiver-in-training as a failure?

• She refused to follow any rules from the beginning.

• She ran away before her training started.

• She applied for a different job.

• She could not handle the painful memories and requested release, causing the memories to spill back into the community.

How did this failure affect the rules that applied to Jonas?

• Jonas received fewer rules because they wanted him to be more comfortable.

• Jonas was given additional restrictions, especially about being released, to prevent another disaster.

• Jonas had to complete his training twice as fast.

• Jonas was allowed to share his memories with anyone he trusted.

What shocked Jonas when he viewed his father “releasing” one of the newborn twins?

• His father sent the baby to another community to be raised.

• His father performed a painful medical procedure to help the baby recover.

• His father injected the baby, causing its death, and treated the process casually.

• His father gave the infant to the Giver for special training.

What did Jonas learn about the community’s prohibition against lying?

• No one in the community is ever allowed to lie under any circumstances.

• Only children are allowed to lie until they reach adulthood.

• The rule is strictly enforced by the Elders with severe punishment.

• Some members, especially those given special assignments, may also receive permission to lie—meaning he can never truly know who is being truthful.