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WorksheetsThe Giver Book Test
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
I work for the Department Of Justice
Jonas
Jonas's Father
Jonas's Mother
The Giver
Asher
Jonas thinks I would make a good "speaker"
Fiona
Asher
Gabe
Lilly
Larissa
I make a game out of everthing
Asher
Lilly
Gabe
Fiona
Rosemary
I had trouble dealing with the "sad and lonely" memories
Jonas
Fiona
Rosemary
The Giver
Lilly
I purposely skipped over Jonas's number
Jonas's father
Chief Elder
The Givere
Rosemary
Jonas's Mother
I am an elderly woman who lives in the house of the old.
Larissa
Rosemary
Fiona
Lilly
Chief Elder
I am a Nurturer.
Jonas's mother
Jonas's Father
Fiona
Larissa
Lilly
I am talented in many areas, and have the ability to see "beyond".
Jonas
Head Elder
Larissa
Lilly
Fiona
My daughter ordered her own release.
Larissa
Head Elder
Jonas's Mother
Rosemary
The Giver
I work in the House of the Old.
Fiona
Larissa
Lilly
Asher
Jonas
I have trouble sleeping through the night.
Lilly
Larissa
Gabe
Asher
Fiona
Jonas wants to figure out a way to change the community for the better.
exposition
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
Jonas realizes he must leave the community in order to change it.
exposition
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
The Giver teaches Jonas how to become a Receiver.
Exposition
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
Jonas and Gabe fight hunger and fatigue on their journey.
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
The reader is introduced to Jonas and his community.
exposition
conflict
rising action
climax
Jonas and Gabe ride the sled to their new home.
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
Why does Jonas witnessing the release help push the climax forward?
a. because it explains the setting of the novel revealed in the exposition
b. because the conflicts is resolved when Jonas realizes he must leave the community to change it
c. because it summarizes the events of the rising action
d. because the resolution of the novel is completely changed with this event
What happens when twins are born?
a. They are both adopted by the same parent.
b. One of the twins is kept with the birthmother.
c. The smallest twin is sent to another community.
d. The smallest twin is put to death.
Why did Jonas become upset when his friends played war?
a. They didn't ask him to play.
b. They were too rough with each other.
c. He know what war is really like.
d. He wants to take part in a war.
What unusual circumstance happened with Gabe?
a. Gabe spoke Jonas's name.
b. Gabe eyes changed color.
c. Gabe's birthmother came to visit him.
d. Gabe was able to receive a memory from Jonas.
Why is the Giver's job so important?
a. because if he didn't hold the memories, people would want to leave the community
b. because if he didn't hold the memories, they would be very painful for the community
c. because if he didn't make all of the decisions, people wouldn't know what to do
d. because if he didn't create jobs for everyone, people would be without work
What is the conflict of this novel?
a. Jonas is unhappy with the community and want to change it.
b. Jonas is upset with his family situation and wants to move out.
c. Jonas is concerned about Fiona, and fears she is in danger.
d. Jonas is concerned with Asher's attitude, and wants to change it.
The Giver said that there is honor in his title, but little power. What did he mean by these words?
a. People respect him, but he is not allowed to move away.
b. People act like they respect him, but they really don't.
c. People respect him, but he can't r3eally make big changes in the community.
d. People don't respect him because he refuses to make any changes in the community.
Which is the first memory transmitted to Jonas?
a. snow
b. sunshine
c. a day in school
d. a day in a park
Jonas finally caught his father's eye and waved. Which figurative language device is being used here?
a. idiom
b. metaphor
c. simile
d. personification
How has the setting of the novel affected the personalities of the community?
a. it has made them eager for change
b. it has made them question of the future
c. it has made them comfortable and accepting of their lives.
d. IT has made them angry and searching for answers
The elders periodically observe the children and place them in professions that suit their personalities. What does "periodically" mean?
a. quickly
b. completely
c. occasionally
d. sympathetically
Jonas's father knew Gabe's name ahead of time, but the elders were unaware that he discovered this. Which type of irony does this represent?
a. verbal
b. situational
c. dramatic
Which law is a common one to break?
a. older siblings teaching younger siblings how to ride a bike
b. younger siblings wearing blue bows in their hair instead of red ones
c. older siblings teaching younger siblings how to fish
d. younger siblings calling older siblings bad news
Which ritual takes place after dinner?
a. the telling of dreams
b. the confessions of mistakes
c. the telling of feelings
d. the dreams of the future
What is the genre of this novel?
a. science fiction
b. historical fiction
c. mystery
d. comedy
What is the setting of the story?
a. a utopian society from the 1800's
b. a present day in Europe
c. a futuristic, utopian society
d. present day in Asia
Each statement represents a theme from the novel EXCEPT:
A. We should never take our friendships with others for granted.
B. When people have choices, they have to be prepared for the consequences of their choices.
C. Memories should be valued because we gain wisdom from the past.
Which passage best reflects Jonas’s determination to reach Elsewhere?
A. “We’re almost there, Gabriel,” he whispered, feeling quite certain without knowing why.
B. Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright atop the sled, clutching Gabriel, keeping him safe.
C. The top of the hill seemed so far away, and he did not know what lay beyond. But there was nothing to do but continue.
How does the author use a literary device in the following passage? He saw nothing ahead except the endless ribbon of road unfolding in twisting narrow curves.
A. A metaphor is used to show how the road resembles a long ribbon.
B. Personification is used to emphasize the road’s curves.
C. Repetition is used to emphasize the ides that the road is endless
Which text example best shows how a new setting towards the end of the book impacts Jonas?
A. Soon there were many birds along the way, soaring overhead, calling.
B. When the aircraft searchers came, as they did occasionally, during the night as they rode, Jonas sped to the nearest bush or tree.
C. After a life of Sameness, he was awed by the surprises that lay beyond each curve of the road.
Jonas’s father’s sing-song voice when talking about Gabriel’s release shows the reader that
A. Jonas’s father is always cheerful, even when his job is unpleasant.
B. Jonas’s father lacks the feelings to understand that release is a terrible act.
C. Jonas’s father uses this voice to comfort Newchildren.
But that evening everything changed. All of it—all the things they had thought through so meticulously—fell apart. Which example demonstrates the meaning of the word meticulously?
A. It would work, they could make it work, Jonas told himself again and again throughout the day.
B. Jonas and The Giver had gone over it and over it, late into the night hours.
C. The Giver would transfer every memory of courage and strength he could to Jonas.
Which quotation most clearly reveals The Giver’s motivation to stay in the Community?
A. “When the memories return, they’ll need help.”
B. “I wouldn’t make it. I’m very weakened now.”
C. “You needed me then. And now they will.”
Which passage begins to set up the turning point in the novel?
A. “Giver,” Jonas suggested, “you and I don’t need to care about the rest of them.”
B. “Yes,” he told The Giver, “I’ll do it. I think I can do it.”
C. “Now for the first time I think there might be a way,” The Giver said slowly.
The Giver tells Jonas, “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” These words are important for each purpose EXCEPT
A. They explain why The Giver must continue giving memories to Jonas.
B. They reveal a theme about the importance of memories.
C. They show The Giver’s desire for change.
Read the following passage: “What about you? Do you lie to me, too? Jonas almost spat the question at The Giver. The author uses the word spat
A. to convey an air of mistrust between Jonas and The Giver
B. to convey Jonas’s frustration after viewing the release
C. to show that Jonas is asking these questions very rapidly
Describe the literary technique the author uses in this passage: Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himself, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emerge in a cry.
A. The author uses a metaphor to describe Jonas.
B. The author uses alliteration to emphasize the ripping sensation.
C. The author uses personification to describe the pain.
Read the following passage: The little twin lay motionless. His father was putting things away. Folding the blanket. Closing the cupboard. The author purposely uses short sentences and fragments
A. to help the reader visualize the twin’s release from Jonas’s point of view
B. to emphasize how quick and simple the release of the twin was
C. to help the reader see each of these actions in clear detail
Which quotation best reveals The Giver’s feelings about Rosemary’s training?
A. “Her training began. She received well, as you do. She was so enthusiastic. She delighted to experience new things.”
B. “It broke my heart, Jonas, to transfer pain to her. But it was my job. It was what I had to do, the way I’ve had to do it to you.”
C. “It’s in your rules, Jonas. But it wasn’t in hers. She asked for release, and they had to give it to her."
The author uses the “game of good guys and bad guys” event mainly to show the reader
A. that Jonas’s friendships with Asher and Fiona will never be the same
B. how Jonas’s friends enjoy an unscheduled holiday
C. that Jonas will never forget the memory of warfare
When Jonas receives the memory of love, he tells The Giver, “I wish we still had that.” Which text evidence most strongly supports Jonas’s position?
A. “I can see that it was a dangerous way to live.”
B. “But anyway, I was thinking, I mean feeling, actually, that it was kind of nice, then.”
C. Jonas stared at them. Meaningless? He had never before felt anything as meaningful as the memory.
Choose the description from Jonas’s memory of warfare in which the author’s tone can be described as mournful:
A. He lay sprawled, his gray uniform glistening with wet, fresh blood.
B. A wild-eyed horse, its bridle torn and dangling, trotted frantically through the mounds of men, tossing its head, whinnying in panic.
C. Dirt streaked the boy’s face and his matted blond hair.
Read the following passage: “When did they decide that?” Jonas asked angrily. “It isn’t fair. Let’s change it!” “How do you suggest we do that? I’ve never been able to think of a way, and I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom.” “But there are two of us now,” Jonas said eagerly. “Together we can think of something!” The author uses this conversation for each purpose EXCEPT:
A. to show strong character traits in Jonas such as determination and optimism
B. to advance the plot with the possibility of an action plan
C. to show the development of a theme about wisdom
Which example most strongly demonstrates The Giver using his wisdom to help the Community?
A. “I knew that there had been times in the past when people had destroyed others in haste, in fear, and had brought about their own destruction.
B. “I simply advised them against increasing the population.”
C. “They prepared to shoot it down. But they sought my advice.”
The author mainly uses the incident of Jonas’s painful sled memoryA. to show the reader that with Sameness, people didn’t experience excruciating pain
A. to show the reader that with Sameness, people didn’t experience excruciating pain
B. so Jonas will understand why his rules do not allow pain medication
C. to show the reader that The Giver must release the pain memories one at a time
Which quotation best demonstrates Jonas’s frustration with Sameness?
A. “Why did the colors disappear?”
B. “We really have to protect people from wrong choices.”
C. “I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!”
How does the author use figurative language in this passage from Jonas’s snow memory: He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur.
A. A simile is used to compare the whirling crystals to cold fur.
B. A simile is used to compare the backs of his hands to cold fur.
C. Personification is used to show the air gathering.
Which quotation best reveals Jonas’s confusion when The Giver tells him, “My job is to transmit to you all the memories I have within me.”
A. “Do you mean Elsewhere, too?”
B. “Maybe I’m not smart enough.”C. “I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.”
C. “I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.”
8. Read the following passage: Jonas was shocked. A name designated Not-to-Be-Spoken indicated the highest degree of disgrace. “What happened to her?” he asked nervously. But his parents looked blank. “We don’t know,” his father said uncomfortably. “We never saw her again.” A silence fell over the room. Which set of words best describes the author’s tone in this passage?
A. frustrated and urgentB. mysterious and troubled
B. mysterious and troubled
C. miserable and disappointed
How does the author use a literary device in the following sentence: He felt fear flutter within him.
A. Alliteration is used to emphasize important words
B. Personification is used to emphasize the fluttering sound.C. Metaphor is used to show fear as something very strong.
C. Metaphor is used to show fear as something very strong.
Which example best reflects an increase in tension when Jonas is selected at the Ceremony?
A. “He is to be alone, apart while he is prepared by the current Receiver.”
B. “The training required of you involves pain, physical pain.”
C. “Jonas was identified as a possible Receiver many years ago.”
At his Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas realizes, “She skipped me.” Which reaction best represents the impact of these words on Jonas?
A. “He wanted to disappear, to fade away, not to exist.”
B. “He felt dizzy, and couldn’t focus his attention.”C. “Could he have forgotten his own number?”
C. “Could he have forgotten his own number?”
Read the following quotation from the Chief Elder:“When he began to talk again, it was with greater precision. And now his lapses are very few. His corrections and apologies are very prompt. And his good humor is unfailing.” The author uses this passage mainly to
A. show the reader that Asher puts his best effort into his volunteer hours
B. provide a summary of Asher’s early accomplishmentsC. show the reader that use of the discipline wand helped to correct Asher’s speaking problems.
C. show the reader that use of the discipline wand helped to correct Asher’s speaking problems.
How does the dream-telling scene with Jonas and his family impact the novel’s plot?
A. Jonas remembers a strong feeling towards Fiona, and it makes him uncomfortable.
B. Since his dream was about Fiona, his parents now tell him about the Stirrings.
C. Jonas realizes it’s “always better, less rude” to talk about things that were the same.
Which passage expresses Jonas’s point of view when the apple changes?
A. “And again—in the air, for an instant only—it had changed.”
B. “Jonas had been completely mystified.”
Which text evidence best supports Jonas’s claim, “It’s the Ceremony that I’m apprehensive about. It’s almost December.”
A. “Did you still play at all, after Twelve?” Jonas asked.
B. “I worry a little about Asher’s Assignment,” Jonas confessed
C. It was a secret selection, made by the leaders of the community, the Committee of Elders.
