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WorksheetsThe Giver
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who wrote The Giver?
S. E. Hinton
Lois Lowry
J. K. Rowling
Roal Dahl
What is the setting of the story?
A controlled evironment/community in the future
A present day community
A futuristic space community
A controlled evironment/community in the past
Who is the protagonist?
The Giver
Fiona
Jonas
Asher
Who/What is the antagonist
The Chief Elder
The community
Jonas' parents
The Giver
Jonas is what type of character?
flat and dynamic
round and static
flat and static
round and dynamic
How can the community be characterized?
Utopian, but controlling with little true freedom
Just like ours
A place that doesn't care for it's people
Utopian with freedom for everyone
In the __________ of the story, we are introduced to the community, the rules, and Jonas.
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
Rising Action
What is the main type of conflict in The Giver?
Character vs. Supernatural
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
Which events would be part of the Rising Action?
Jonas receives memories, he realizes what release is, he devises an escape plan
Jonas realizes what pain is, sees the release of the twin, escapes to Elsewhere
Jonas is selected, he begins to receive memories, he stops taking his pills
Jonas sees an airplane, he meets the Giver, he finds the sled
What is the climax (turning point) of The Giver?
Jonas stops taking his pills.
Jonas receives his first memory.
Jonas starts to see the color red.
Jonas watches the twin's release and realizes what's happening.
Which events would be part of the Falling Action?
Jonas and the Giver make an escape plan, Jonas takes Gabriel, they make it to Elsewhere
Jonas is selected, receives memories, leaves the community
Jonas receives memories, learns of Rosemary, takes Gabriel
Jonas is skipped at the ceremony, is selected, makes an escape plan
The __________ of the story is ambiguous, meaning: it's up to the reader to decide if Jonas and Gabriel survived.
point of view
theme
resolution
conflict
What is the point of view of The Giver?
First Person (Jonas)
Third Person Limited (Jonas)
Third Person Limited (The Giver)
Third Person Omniscient
What are two of the themes of The Giver we discussed?
Being strong is important to survival.
Loneliness and Separation make connections with others diffficult.
Freedom and choice are important to a fulfilled life.
None of the above
What were the "stirrings" that Jonas felt and the pills controlled?
emotions
feelings
certain desires
all of the above
Once Jonas left the community, all the memories went back to the people who didn't understand them.
True
False
Based on descriptions, the holiday that Jonas disovers love is most likely what?
Thanksgiving
A birthday
Christmas
Unknown
What was it that the Giver could "hear beyond?"
talking
singing
Rosemary's voice
music
Once Jonas understood that "You may lie" was in his rules, he worried that others could lie as well.
True
False
What were the two most influential memories for Jonas?
Love (family together at Christmas)
Pain (sunburn, broken ankle)
Animals (they were once real)
War (soldier dying)
