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The Giver Ch 1-2 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What had frightened Jonas about a year before the first scene in the book?

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Lion

c)

Jet

d)

Policeman

2.

The effect of committing wrongdoing in Jonas' community is....

a)

Death

b)

Community service

c)

Jail

d)

Release from the community

3.

After the evening meal Jonas' family...

a)

Talked about their feelings

b)

Watched television

c)

Read a book together

d)

Helped wash the dishes

4.

Lily told ____ about during her sharing time with her family.

a)

Wanting to go on vacation

b)

A boy that cut in line

c)

How her math class was too hard

d)

Falling and cutting her knee

5.

What concern did Father have?

a)

He had to wait in line to buy gasoline

b)

One of the newborns wasn't growing fast enough

c)

He wanted a new job working for the elderly

d)

He wanted a raise in his salary

6.

What does a family look like in Jonas community?

a)

Two children- one male and one female

b)

Parents can have as many children as they want as long as they can care for them

c)

The number of children the family had depended on the jobs of the parents

d)

One child and a dog

7.

What was unusual about the number of children of any one age in Jonas' community?

a)

The number of children varied from year to year

b)

There were always more boys than girls

c)

There were exactly 50 kids in each group

d)

There were always more girls than boys

8.

What rule had Father broken?

a)

He walked to work instead of riding his bicycle

b)

He didn't go to the December ceremony

c)

He asked for 3 children

d)

He looked Gabe's name up

9.

The Receiver was...

a)

The most important Elder

b)

The one receiving a newchild

10.

How were people in Jonas' community assigned jobs?

a)

Everyone registered for the jobs they wanted

b)

The Elders assigned the jobs

c)

You took a test in school to determine which job suited you best

d)

You drew your job placement out of a hat

11.

At what age did everyone stop celebrating birthdays?

a)

50

b)

18

c)

12

d)

21

12.

Comfort objects were.....

a)

Imaginary animals such as bears and elephants

b)

Warm and fuzzy blankets

c)

New clothes

d)

A new set of pajamas

13.

The main problem that Jonas is facing in Ch.1-2 is.....

a)

His father's breaking of the rules to learn the name of a newchild

b)

The nightly ritual of telling about your feelings

c)

The punishment of the pilot of the unidentified plane that flew over the community

d)

His apprehension over the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve

14.

What literary device is being used in the following quote from the novel? "Frightened was the way he felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice."

a)

Flashback

b)

Alliteration

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Personification

15.

Which title would best summarize Ch.1?

a)

Float On

b)

Story of My Life

c)

Storm of Worry

d)

No Mercy