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The Giver Review (Book & Movie)

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What reason does the Giver give for members of the community NOT being allowed choices? 
a)
The community would become chaotic.
b)
They will ruin the sense of order.
c)
They may make the wrong choices.
d)
None of these.
2.
In both the movie and the book, why does the Giver NOT go with Jonas?
a)
He is too old and wouldn't make it.
b)
He is not allowed to leave.
c)
He has to help the community.
d)
He takes back the memories.
3.
In the book, why do the members of the community take pills?
a)
for Stirrings
b)
for lying
c)
as a vitamin supplement
d)
to see beyond
4.

In the movie, what do the people of the community take everyday?

a)

apples

b)

pills

c)

shots

d)

vitamins

5.
In the movie and the book, what happens when twins are born?
a)
They go to different parents.
b)
The smaller one is released. 
c)
The larger one is released.
d)
The are both released.
6.
In the movie, what assignment does Fiona have?
a)
Caretaker of the Old
b)
Pilot
c)
Nurturer
d)
The Giver
7.
In the book, what does Fiona do for her assignment?
a)
Works as a Nurturer
b)
Works as a Storyteller
c)
Works as a Birthmother
d)
Works as The Caretaker of the Old
8.
In both the movie and the book, why does Jonas leave the community before the time that he and the Giver had planned?
a)
He realized that the Giver is conspiring with the Committee of Elders to trap him.
b)
He finds out that Gabriel will be released the next morning and wants to save his life.
c)
The wind is good, and he needs to take a boat.
d)
He wants to bring Fiona, and he knows the Giver would not approve.
9.
In both the movie and the book, what was the name of the failed Receiver that was chosen ten years ago?
a)
Jenny
b)
Melanie
c)
Fiona
d)
Rosemary
10.
In both the movie and the book, what does Jonas see as he nears the bottom of the hill on the sled?
a)
Colored lights in the windows of the houses
b)
His parents waiting for him
c)
A search party from the community
d)
The cold hand of death reaching for him
11.
What does release mean in both the book and movie?
a)
death
b)
going to Elsewhere
c)
moving to another community
d)
Letting go
12.
In both the movie and the book, what do people say when they want someone to correct what words they use?
a)
Precision of language
b)
Speak correctly
c)
Use correct grammar
d)
Don't talk that way
13.
In the movie, what does Jonas tell Fiona to do?
a)
laughing more
b)
stop taking the injections
c)
eat more apples
d)
stop taking the pills
14.
In both the movie and the book, how did people get a spouse? 
a)
Spouses picked each other out of a line-up.
b)
Spouses drew the names from a bowl of the other spouse to be.
c)
Spouses were matched by the children of the community.
d)
Spouses were matched by the Committee of Elders.
15.
What was Asher's assignment in the book?
a)
Drone Pilot
b)
Nurterer
c)
Assistant Director of Recreation
d)
Caretaker of the Old
16.
What was Asher's assignment in the movie?
a)
Drone Pilot
b)
Nurturer
c)
Assistant Director of Recreation
d)
Caretaker of the Old
17.
In the movie, Jonas has a different kind of relationship with Fiona by the end. What does Jonas do in the movie to show how he feels?
a)
Gave her a rose
b)
Told her he loves her
c)
Kissed her under the waterfall where the cameras could not see them
d)
Sneaked out in the middle of the night to see her
18.
Why does Jonas change the plan he made with the Giver?
a)
Gabriel was going to be released.
b)
He decided that Fiona should go with him.
c)
The Chief Elder figured out what they were doing.
d)
He didn't want to hurt his parents' feelings.
19.

What ceremony is Jonas anticipating at the beginning of the novel?

a)

Ceremony of Release

b)

Naming Ceremony

c)

Ceremony of Twelve

d)

Ceremony of Loss

20.

All citizens are assigned a spouse and a family unit.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Individual freedoms are limited in the novel.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How did Jonas know that he had the Capacity to See Beyond?

a)

He noticed changes in an apple

b)

He noticed changes in peoples' faces

c)

He noticed a change in Fiona's hair

d)

All of these

23.

What does Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory entail?

a)

learning about his trainer's memories

b)

learning about the memories of the Community

c)

learning about the memories of the Community and Elsewhere

d)

learning about the memories of the entire world

24.

Why is Jonas's father preparing for a release at the Nurturing Center?

a)

One of the birthmothers is expecting a child with a disability.

b)

Gabriel has not been approved for a family unit and must be released.

c)

Gabriel will be released because he has been receiving memories.

d)

One of the birthmothers is delivering identical twins.

25.

What connection does Jonas have with Gabriel?

a)

They both have the Capacity to See Beyond

b)

They have the same birthmother

c)

They both had a bear as a comfort object

d)

They are both Receivers of Memory

26.

What was the last thing that the Giver advised the Committee of Elders about?

a)

Whether or not they should decrease the birthrate

b)

Whether or not Jonas should be the next Receiver

c)

Whether or not they should increase the birthrate

d)

Whether they should lower the age for riding bicycles

27.

Which memory did Jonas receive that caused him to ask Asher to stop playing a game?

a)

The memory of war

b)

The memory of snow

c)

The memory of an elephant dying

d)

The memory of a holiday

28.

Why does Jonas decide to stop taking his pill?

a)

He wanted his stirrings to come back

b)

He wanted to choose

c)

The Giver told him not to

d)

He wanted his feelings for Fiona to return

29.

Which was the Giver's favorite memory?

a)

The ride on the sled

b)

A trip to the beach

c)

A family holiday

d)

A concert

30.

How does Jonas react when he learns what Release is?

a)

in sympathy

b)

in anger

c)

in sadness

d)

in resentment

31.

Why is Jonas planning to escape from the community?

a)

Because he broke a rule and will be released

b)

Because he wants to explore elsewhere

c)

So the memories he has received will be released back to the community

d)

To save Gabriel from release

32.

Why is Jonas forced to leave the community earlier than he'd planned?

a)

To protect Gabriel from being released

b)

His mother discovers his plan

c)

Asher tries to stop him

d)

To escape his own release

33.

How is Jonas enduring the trying conditions after he escapes?

a)

He fishes and picks berries

b)

He utilizes the memories he has

c)

He bikes at night

d)

All of these

34.
Jonas learned about ________ when the Giver gave him the memory about the family.
a)
love
b)
crime
c)
sickness
d)
hate
35.
How were the couples in the community paired? 
a)
The Committee of Elders matched them 
b)
Couples fell in love 
c)
Parents made matches for them 
36.
How did parents obtain children?
a)
They were applied for and the committee of Elders awarded them
b)
The Nurturers allowed them to be adopted 
c)
Each married female could give birth to two children