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WorksheetsThe Giver Novel Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of personality trait does the Giver have in the text?
a)
Funny
b)
Serious
c)
Playful
d)
Unorganized
2.
What happens to an individual when they are "Released?"
a)
they go to heaven
b)
they go to another city
c)
they go to live with another family
d)
Noone knows
3.
What was the morning ritual for Jonas's family?
a)
Hide and go seek.
b)
Confessions.
c)
They went a meetings with the the Elders
d)
The telling of dreams.
4.
Jonas's mother was extremely happy that he had begun to have "stirrings."
a)
True
b)
False
5.
At what age do children in Jonas's society receive their first bicycle?
a)
twelve
b)
six
c)
fourteen
d)
nine
6.
Who wrote our novel?
a)
Lois Lowry
b)
Harry Potter
c)
Mark Twain
d)
Library Lilian
7.
Who is the main character in the Giver
a)
Asher
b)
Lily billy
c)
Gabe
d)
Jonas
8.
Why is Jonas given his job last at the ceremony of 12?
a)
They forgot him
b)
He got a very rare and sacred job
c)
They did not want to give him his job
d)
All of the jobs were taken
9.
Who is the person who trains Jonas
a)
The Giver
b)
The Reciever
c)
The chief Elder
d)
The Nurturer
10.
What is the first color that Jonas experiences
a)
blue
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
red
11.
What is the first memory of pain that Jonas sees
a)
the memories of color
b)
blood
c)
sun burn
d)
when on the sled rolling down the hill
12.
Why was Gabe going to be released
a)
He had pale eyes
b)
He was underdeveloped
c)
he was the smaller of identical twins
d)
He had a twin
13.
What does Elsewhere mean
a)
Death
b)
a new community
c)
a promotion
d)
No one knows
14.
What does Jonas feel about the community now that he knows about how nice the world was back then from the memories
a)
He thinks the world is better now than it ever was
b)
He feels that the world he lives in now is boring and does not like it.
c)
He is confused on what it everything was
d)
He does not care
15.
What turned red when Jonas and Asher were playing catch
a)
the bike
b)
the whole community
c)
the apple
d)
Asherś body
16.
In the first chapter, why is the Pilot released from the community?
a)
He was a spy from an enemy community.
b)
He failed to deliver his cargo of food on time
c)
He misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community
d)
He crashed his aircraft
17.
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?
a)
Children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
b)
Children are not allowed to date
c)
Aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
d)
The names of newchildren are secret until the Naming Ceremony
18.
Why does Jonas’s mother discourage Lily from becoming a Birthmother?
a)
Giving birth is dangerous, and Lily might die from the complications
b)
Birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done
c)
The position holds very little honor in the society
d)
The society is overpopulated
19.
Which of the following is a time when release is a celebration?
a)
the old
b)
committing a crime
c)
new child
d)
your birthday
20.
Once you are a 12, you are considered an adult in the community.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
How many years ago had the last Receiver of Memories been selected?
a)
12
b)
11
c)
10
d)
13
22.
Who is the Jonas's friend?
a)
Lily
b)
Asher
c)
Father Mark
d)
Pierre
23.
What job did Jonas receive?
a)
Receiver
b)
Nurturer
c)
Sanitation Worker
d)
Chief Elder
24.
Who runs the community?
a)
Jonas
b)
Elders
c)
The Giver
d)
Mayor Chief Brody
25.
Jonas escapes with Gabe at the end?
a)
False
b)
True
26.
Who is Rosemay?
a)
Jonas's sister
b)
Jonas's friend
c)
the Giver's daughter
d)
the Giver's wife
27.
What happens to twins that are born into the community?
a)
one is released
b)
both are released
c)
they are given to the same family
d)
they are given to two different families
28.
Why must the adult members of the society take a daily pill?
a)
It controls stirrings
b)
It is a vitamin
c)
It helps fight off headaches
d)
It surpresses hunger
29.
Why is there no color in the society?
a)
Color is not needed
b)
Colors are difficult to make
c)
The society strives for sameness
d)
Colors make society uneasy
30.
What is the Giver's special ability?
a)
seeing beyond
b)
hearing beyond
c)
feeling beyond
d)
smelling beyond
31.
Which rule from his job assignment did Jonas find most shocking?
a)
he is exempted from rudeness
b)
he can lie
c)
he is not permitted to ask for release
d)
he can't discuss his training with anyone
32.
Why is Jonas upset when he sees his friends playing war?
a)
he wasn't allowed to play
b)
they "killed" him too quickly
c)
they quit as soon as they saw him
d)
he had memories of what war really is
33.
Which is not a characteristic of a dystopia?
a)
mind control
b)
huge gap between the rich and the poor
c)
banned free thought
d)
equal access to education
34.
What do the numbers assigned to each child signify?
a)
birth order
b)
school ranking
c)
height in inches
d)
job department
35.
Which famous award was given to this novel?
a)
Gold Star Award
b)
Newbery Award
c)
National Book Award
36.
Author of The Giver
a)
Gertrude Stein
b)
Lois Lowery
c)
Stephanie Meyer
d)
Ali Rabren
37.
What type of resolution does The Giver contain?
a)
denouement
b)
catastrophe
c)
cliffhanger
d)
surprise
38.
The Giver point of view
a)
1st person subjective
b)
3rd person objective
c)
3rd person omniscient
d)
3rd person limited
39.
a symbol of freedom in the novel
a)
sled
b)
memories
c)
books
d)
apple
40.
the bearded man with pale eyes
a)
Asher
b)
Jonas
c)
Father
d)
the Giver
41.
the Giver's failed replacement
a)
Fiona
b)
Lily
c)
Rosemary
d)
Jonas
42.
Why did colors disappear in their society?
a)
the people made the choice to be the same
b)
there was not enough color in the world
c)
people hated the color yellow
d)
they hated colors
43.
Why did Jonas feel uncomfortable listening to all the twelves about their first day of training?
a)
Their stories were embarrassing.
b)
He did not like the other twelves.
c)
He was not allowed to discuss his training.
d)
He could not hear what they were saying.
44.
Why couldn't the community have choices?
a)
The Elders were afraid they would make mistakes.
b)
They wanted to hurt their community.
c)
They didn't know what to do.
d)
They were not smart enough.
45.
Why was it important that the Receiver keep all the memories?
a)
So that the Receiver could be happy.
b)
So that the Receiver could be smarter than everybody else.
c)
Because the other citizens didn't have the ability.
d)
So that all the citizens wouldn't have to bear the pain.
46.
Why did the elders only allow birthmothers to have three babies?
a)
because they were unhealthy if they had more than three babies
b)
because of the memory of hunger
c)
because the babies could not get families then
d)
because there were not enough clothes for the babies
47.
Which was NOT included in the Giver's favorite memory?
a)
Christmas
b)
love
c)
grandparents
d)
sledding
48.
What was Jonas reminded of on the unscheduled holiday?
a)
The memory of love and family
b)
The pain and suffering of warfare
c)
The excitement of sledding down the hill
d)
The pain of a broken arm from sledding
49.
Based on information from the book, where do Jonas's parents go when Jonas and Lily are all grown?
a)
Childless Adults-> House of Old-> Death
b)
House of Old-> Death
c)
House of Old-> Childless Adults-> Release
d)
Childless Adults-> House of Old-> Release
50.
Jonas learns of a time when children are singled out and celebrated, what memory is this of?
a)
Birthday
b)
Christmas
c)
Hanukkah
d)
Easter
51.
Jonas soothes Gabriel to sleep by:
a)
Telling him bedtime stories.
b)
Transmitting calming memories.
c)
Giving him a sleeping pill.
d)
Singing to him.
52.
Which is the setting of the novel?
a)
future, utopian society
b)
present, dystopian society
c)
past, utopian society
d)
none of these
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