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The Giver: Chapters 1-8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the significance of the Ceremony of Twelve?

a)

The Ceremony of Twelve assigns future occupations to twelve-year-olds.

b)

The Ceremony of Twelve is a religious ritual performed by the community.

c)

The Ceremony of Twelve determines a child's social status in the community.

d)

The Ceremony of Twelve is a celebration of a child's twelfth birthday.

2.

What is the purpose of the daily pill Jonas has to take?

a)

To enhance physical strength and endurance.

b)

To treat a specific medical condition.

c)

To improve cognitive abilities and memory.

d)

To suppress emotions and prevent feelings.

3.

3. The Chief Elder said the person in the job Jonas would have needed four qualities. Which of the following was not one of them?

a)

A. intelligence

b)

B. courage

c)

C. wisdom

d)

D. agility

4.

5. True or False: The last person who had been chosen for Jonas's Assignment was not successful.

a)

A. True

b)

B. False

5.

What happened to the apple when Jonas and Asher were playing catch?

a)

It got smashed.

b)

It got stolen by another kid.

c)

It changed.

d)

Who knows?

6.

What did Jonas's society call the "wanting" that he dreamed of?

a)

Elsewhere

b)

Stirrings

c)

Dreams

7.
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.
8.
What is Jonas's father's role in the community?
a)
A Nurturer
b)
A member of the Department of Justice
c)
The Giver
d)
Pilot
9.
Why is it a rule to not call attention to things that make someone different? 
a)
It might hurt their feelings
b)
Everyone looks the same so there is no need
c)
The community wants everyone to be the same
d)
It is not a rule. 
10.
What is the significance of the Ceremony of Twelves?
a)
There is no significance.
b)
It is a time the person may drive a car.
c)
He or she must stop attending school.
d)
He or she will be assigned a job in the community.
11.
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 conceited.
12.

What was so different about the newchild Gabe? 

a)
He had dark hair like Lily.
b)
He had pale eyes like Jonas. 
c)
He had a birthmark on his arm.
d)
He had one pale eye and one dark eye.
13.
Nines got their first bicycle. What did that represent? 
a)

Breaking their first unimportant rule and getting a minor chastisement

b)

Moving gradually out to the community and becoming more independent

c)
Making cyclical decisions to enhance their thinking skills.
d)
It represented the family unit falling apart after the youngest became mobile.
14.
What is the community rule regarding the amount of children in a family?
a)
As many as they want.
b)
Maximum of five children.
c)
One boy and one girl
d)
two boys or two girls
15.
Why does Lily's mom not want her to be a Birthmother?
a)
It is too time consuming.
b)
She won't make much money.
c)
She wants her to be a lawyer.
d)
It is not honorable.