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The Giver Review Ch. 1-8 (Set #1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is December an important month in the community?

Select all that apply

a)

The age ceremonies happen

b)

Nines get their bikes

c)

Only the old get released

d)

Ones get their names

2.
What is the ritual they have as a family every evening?
a)
Telling of feelings
b)
Praying before dinner.
c)
Watching the news.
d)
Playing board games.
3.
What's Jonas's mother's role in the community?
a)
A member of the Department of Justice
b)
A Nurturer
c)
A birthmother
d)
A Teacher
4.
What is Jonas's father's role in the community?
a)
A Nurturer
b)
A member of the Department of Justice
c)
The Giver
d)
Pilot
5.
How many years could you serve as a birth mother? 
a)
1 year or 1 birth
b)
2 years or 2 births 
c)
3 years or 3 births 
d)
4 years or 4 births 
6.
Why is it a rule to not call attention to things that make someone different? 
a)
It might hurt their feelings
b)
Everyone looks the same so there is no need
c)
The community wants everyone to be the same
d)
It is not a rule. 
7.
What is the community rule regarding the amount of children in a family?
a)
As many as they want.
b)
Maximum of five children.
c)
One boy and one girl
d)
two boys or two girls
8.
What is the significance of the Ceremony of Twelves?
a)
There is no significance.
b)
It is a time the person may drive a car.
c)
He or she must stop attending school.
d)
He or she will be assigned a job in the community.
9.
What are the two occasions when "release" is not a punishment?
a)
The physically and mentally handicapped.
b)
The elderly and a newchild.
c)
The unintelligent and defiant.
d)
The self-centered and conceited.
10.
What was so different about the newchild? 
a)
He had dark hair like Lily.
b)
He had pale eyes like Jonas. 
c)
He had a birthmark on his arm.
d)
He had one pale eye and one dark eye.
11.

Nines got their first bicycle. What did that represent?

a)

Moving at their own speed and not relying on others for transportation

b)

Moving gradually out to the community, away from the protective family unit

c)

Making cyclical decisions to enhance their thinking skills.

d)

It represented the idea of everyone looking alike in the community.

12.
What was Jonas to be selected for? 
a)
Birthmother
b)
The Giver
c)
Receiver of Memory
d)
Receiver of the Released
13.

Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?

a)

He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon

b)

He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels

c)

He likes words that begin with vowels

d)

His mother once used the word “apprehensive” and he admires her

14.
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
15.
What rule was almost broken in the community?
a)
People switching job assignments in the community
b)
Children adopting pets without parent permission
c)
Elders telling dark family secrets to younger children
d)
Older children teaching younger ones to ride a bicycle
16.

Jonas stole an apple that he and Asher were playing with. What happened to the apple that made Jonas want to keep it?

a)

Asher dropped it.

b)

It vanished in mid-air

c)

Fiona gave it to them.

d)

It changed.

17.

Which one of these characteristics is one that The Receiver must have?

a)

Courage

b)

A distinct look

c)

Brown eyes

d)

Honesty

18.
When the elders match spouses, which of these factors is NOT taken into account?
a)
intelligence
b)
disposition
c)
aptitude
d)
physical characteristics
19.
What volunteer work did Asher, Fiona, and Jonas do together? 
a)
worked at the manufacturing center
b)
delivered packages
c)
hanged diapers at the Nurturing Center 
d)
bathed the elderly 
20.

What is the significance of Jonas being selected for his job instead of being assigned? Select all that apply.

a)

His selection is just like any other assignment - the Elders just called it that.

b)

His selection is only temporary until he meets the job requirements.

c)

His selection requires specific skills that only Jonas possesses.

d)

His job is unlike any other job in the community, and the role must be carefully filled.