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The Giver Chapters 1-6 Test Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the main character in the book, The Giver?

a)

Jonathan

b)

Jonas

c)

Johnny

d)

Joseph

2.

What did Jonas get caught taking home from the recreation center?

a)

A basketball

b)

An apple

c)

An orange

d)

A baseball

3.

What did Jonas get caught taking home from the recreation center?

a)

A basketball

b)

An apple

c)

An orange

d)

A baseball

4.
How do elders decide on assignments for the twelves? 
a)
They watch them at home and talk to their parents
b)
They look for information about them in the hall of open records
c)
They observe them closely and talk to their teachers
d)
They put their names in a lottery and draw jobs for them
5.
Why was Jonas's mother upset with Lily?
a)
Lily said she wanted to be a birthmother.
b)
Lily dropped the newchild.
c)
Lily spilled the newchild's food.
d)
Lily said a mean thing about the newchild.
6.
What was it about the apple that concerned Jonas? 
a)
It was bruised.
b)
The appearance of it changed. 
c)
It disappeared.
d)
It was rotten.
7.
In the community, who has the final say in changing a rule?
a)
The Elders
b)
 The Nurturer
c)
The Receiver
d)
The Laborers
8.

Jonas thought again about the incident. He was still bewildered by it. Not by the announcement or the necessary apology; those were standard procedures; and he had deserved them --- but by the incident itself. He probably should have brought up his feelings of bewilderment that very evening when the family unit had shared their feelings of the day.

In this paragraph, what does the word bewilderment mean?

a)

Happy

b)

Confusion

c)

Content

d)

Friendliness

9.

No one had mentioned it, not even his parents, because the public announcement had been sufficient to produce the appropriate remorse. He had, of course, disposed of the apple and made his apology to the Recreation Director the next morning, before school.


In this paragraph, what does the word remorse mean?

a)

Approval

b)

Comfort

c)

Content

d)

Guilt

10.
What was the ritual that Jonas' family did at the end of their evening meal?
a)
Watched TV
b)
Played games while they shared their feelings.
c)
Went for a walk
d)
Shared the events of the day and shared their feelings
11.
Why was the Ceremony of twelve the most important ceremony?
a)
It is where you received your freedom.
b)
It is where you received your husband/wife.
c)
It is where you received your diploma for graduating school. 
d)
It is where you received your life job.
12.
How old is Jonas?
a)
Five
b)
Six
c)
Eleven
d)
Thirteen
13.
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.
14.

What is Jonas's father's role in the community?

a)

Nurturer

b)

Street Cleaner

c)

Instructor

d)

Speaker

15.

What's Jonas's mother's role in the community?

a)

A member of the Department of Justice

b)

Doctor

c)

Birthmother

d)

Instructor

16.

Why must children from ages 8-11 volunteer at different locations?

a)

to try out different types of professions

b)

to encourage them to respect others

c)

to make them sit down and be humble

d)

to punish them for being children

17.

On what do the Committee of Elders base their decision when they give assignments to the Twelves?

a)

The Elders have been observing the children carefully over the years.

b)

The Elders are aware of each child's skills and interests.

c)

The Elders pay attention to where the Elevens have been spending most of their volunteer hours.

d)

All of the above are used to help the Elders determine proper assignments.

18.
Where does Jonas go to volunteer at the beginning of Chapter 4?
a)
The Birthing Center.
b)
The Department of Justice.
c)
The House of the Old.
d)
The Childcare Center.
19.
What was the task that Jonas was helping with?
a)
Recreation time
b)
Meal time
c)
Bathing
d)
Story Time
20.

Who else was volunteering at the House of the Old that day?

a)

Asher

b)

Ms. Kirigin

c)

Fiona

d)

Ramon

21.

Which of the following is not a reason that a citizen would be released from Jonas's community?

a)

A citizen could be released if they broke an important rule too many times.

b)

A citizen could be released if they are at the end of their life and ready to leave The House of the Old

c)

A citizen could be released if they can not commit to having a family

d)

A new baby could be released if it was failing to thrive and grow at a standard pace.

22.
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 mean.
23.
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.
24.

What is wrong with one of the newborns in the community?

a)

He is not growing fast enough.

b)

He doesn't react to sound.

c)

He only has one eye.

d)

He does not cry.

25.

Which two comfort objects of Lily and Jonas were mentioned in previous chapters?

a)

elephant and bear

b)

hippo

c)

giraffe and fox

26.

How many times could women be Birthmothers?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

4

d)

3

27.
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
28.
True or False: People are happy to be released from the community when they are old. 
a)
True
b)
False
29.
How does Jonas describe his dream?
a)
Pleasurable and confusing.
b)
Frightening and confusing.
c)
Confusing and funny.
d)
Sad and depressing.
30.
What did Jonas say was the strongest feeling in his dream?
a)
fear
b)
confusion
c)
desire
d)
anger
31.
Which character does Jonas dream of in Chapter 5?
a)
Asher.
b)
Lily.
c)
Fiona.
d)
Larissa.
32.

What kind of ceremony do they have when someone dies by accident.

a)

The Ceremony of Death

b)

The Ceremony of Loss

c)

The Ceremony of Sadness

d)

The Ceremony of Accidents

33.

What happened to the first Caleb?

a)

He drowned

b)

He was hit by a car

c)

He ran away

d)

He got sick

34.
Why is Jonas apprehensive at the beginning of the story?
a)
Jonas is afraid of being released which is the ultimate punishment uin his community.
b)
Jonas is worried about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve because he doesn't know what his assignment will be.
c)
Jonas is nervous because he is forced to share his feelings with his family every night after dinner.
d)
Jonas is excited to be celebrating his 12th birthday with all of his other school mates who are turning 12. 
35.
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
36.

In the community, how does a person receive a spouse?

a)

They fall in love and get married.

b)

Citizens apply and a Committee of Elders chooses one for you.

c)

Each citizen is automatically assigned a spouse at age 18.

d)

At the Ceremony of Twelve, a spouse is selected for the future along with an Assignment.

37.
What memory sparks a feeling of dread in Jonas at the beginning of the novel?
a)
a.   There is a release in Jonas's family.
b)
b.  Jonas lies to his teacher.
c)
c.  A jet flies over the community.
d)
d.  Jonas disobeys his parents.
38.
The Ceremony of Twelve is when the children are assigned their life jobs.  Who observes the child before placement?
a)
a.  The Receiver.
b)
b.  The Laborers.
c)
c.  The Elders.
d)
d.  The Nurturers.
39.
Mother describes Jonas's new feelings in his dream as what?
a)
a.  First wantings.
b)
b.  First assignment.
c)
c.  First adventure.
d)
d.  First stirrings.
40.
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
a)
He bites the staff at the Nurturing Center
b)
He is deformed
c)
He is not growing fast enough and cannot sleep through the night
d)
He smiles too much, and the staff suspects he will be abnormally gassy when he grows up
41.
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
42.

Ch. 6: Fours, fives, and sixes had to wear jackets that buttoned down the back. What was that designed to teach them?

a)

interdependence

b)

solidarity

c)

independence

d)

isolation

43.

Ch. 6: Sevens wore a jacket that buttoned down the front. What did that represent?

a)

independence

b)

humility

c)

love

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