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WorksheetsThe Giver chapters 6-8 review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. Why isn’t Gabe at the Naming?
a. He’s being given one more year of nurturing.
b. He’s going to live with Jonas and Lily.
c. He’s being released.
d. Father loves him too much to give him to a family.
2. When children become Nines, they get their bicycles. What does the bicycle *symbolize* in this community?
a. Beginning to become more a part of the community; depending less on the family
b. Choice; at nine, people begin the process of choosing whether or not to leave this community
c. Power and efficiency; a person can move much more quickly on a bicycle
d. Fun; Nines are old enough to enjoy more freedom
3. Are citizens of Jonas’s community allowed to leave?
a. Yes, they just make an application and are released.
b. Yes, they just swim across the river.
c. No, the other communities don’t take immigrants.
d. No, there are no other communities.
4. Jonas hasn’t known anyone to leave the community. Why does Jonas think people stay?
a. They are afraid of Elsewhere.
b. They are afraid of release.
c. They don’t want to leave their families.
d. They are well taken care of and are satisfied with their lives.
5. Asher was given the assignment of Assistant Director of Recreation. Is this a good choice for him?
a. Yes, because he mixes up words like “snack” and “smack.”
b. Yes, because Asher learns by getting hit on his hands.
c. Yes, because Asher is well liked and cheerful.
d. Yes, because it is the job Asher applied for.
6. After the final Assignment, the Chief Elder apologized to the community and to Jonas. What had she done wrong?
a. She forgot to give Jonas his job.
b. She felt bad that the audience had been sitting for so long.
c. She knew that she made Jonas miserable and worried the audience.
d. She knew Jonas’s assignment would make him unhappy, so she apologized before giving it to him.
How did the community react to the news that Jonas was selected to be the new Receiver of Memory?
a. They were uneasy.
b. They didn’t seem to care very much.
c. They applied to the Chief Elder to appoint someone else.
d. They were happy.
The Chief Elder tells Jonas and the audience that the fourth attribute they look for in a Receiver is wisdom. The Elder also said that Jonas did not have that attribute. Can Jonas really be the Receiver of Memory?
a. Yes, the training will give him wisdom.
b. Yes, they will allow him to take the position because he has all the other attributes.
c. Yes, Jonas’s parents still have to help him, though.
d. Yes, Jonas can visit other communities to gather wisdom.
9. Why is Jonas afraid of being the Receiver of Memory?
a. Because he won’t work with the elderly
b. Because he hasn’t ever heard of this job before
c. Because the training involves working with a man with pale eyes
d. Because the training involves physical pain
The elders have a lot of control over the community. What are some ways that the elders control what happens in the community? Check ALL that apply.
Matching people with their future jobs
Restricting Internet access
Setting the rules, which seem to never change
Matching people with their spouses
Matching people with their children
How are the jobs for the Elevens picked? Check ALL that apply.
They are observed by the Elders who take notes on their likes, dislikes, activities, and personality.
The Elders meet with the teachers to see what each child is good at and struggles with.
They apply for the jobs they want.
The Elders look at where the child chooses to spend his volunteer hours.
The Elders interview the Elevens to see if they want the job selected.
Why was Jonas selected to be The Receiver?
Jonas is very insecure about his ability to be the Receiver of Memory. What does Jonas remember that helps him think he will be successful?
His mother works for the Department of Justice.
The apple changed midair when he was playing catch.
He has pale eyes.
The elders are never wrong.
