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The Giver Final Test

Multiple Choice:
Please circle only one answer for each question. 1 point each (9 points possible).
1) ______ What Ceremony was Jonas apprehensive about at the beginning of the
novel?
a) The House of Old
b) Release
c) The Ceremony of Twelve
d) Naming
.

2) ______ In his Ceremony, what does Jonas's Assignment turn out to be?
a) He will be the new Giver.
b) He will be the new Receiver.
c) He does not receive an assignment.
d) He will be an elder.
.

3) ______ Which of these is something Jonas has seen or experienced before he

meets the Giver?
a) Weather
b) Color
c) War
d) Hills
.

4) ______ Jonas receives job instructions after the Ceremony. Which of these is
NOT one of his new rules?
a) He can lie.
b) He isnt allowed to get any pain medication for anything that happens during
training.
c) He will no longer share feelings every evening with his family.
d) He will no longer be required to tell his dreams in the morning.
.

5) ______ Which of the following is NOT present the Community?

a) people who break the rules and receive punishments.
b) people who carry guns.
c) dwellings for family unit.
d) kids who play war games.
.

6) ______ What is the first lie Jonas tells his parents?

a) That he understood not to say the word "love".
b) That he went to school when he didn't.
c) The he had no dream the night before.
d) That he was going for a bike ride early in the morning.
.

7) ______ What did Jonas take without permission?

a) A book.
b) An apple.
c) A pill.
d) None of the above.
.

8) ______ The very first memory The Giver transmits to Jonas is:
a) Of pain
b) Of a family at Christmas time
c) Of wartime
d) Of sledding down a hill
.

9) ______ What part of Jonas and The Giver's plan near the end of the book does
not happen?
a) Jonas leaves the community.
b) Jonas "kidnaps" Gabriel from the Community.
c) The Giver does not leave the Community.
d) Jonas is presumed dead because his bike is found near the river.
.

True/False:
Circle true or false. If false, fix the statment to be true. 1 point each (7 points possible).
10) ______ The Community knew about warfare.
a) True
b) False
.

11) ______ Jonas' first memory of pain was about sunburn.

a) True
b) False
.

12) ______ Lily was the Giver's biological daughter.

a) True
b) False
.

13) ______ Being released meant being killed.

a) True
b) False
.

14) ______ Only the elderly were released from the Community.
a) True
b) False
.

15) ______ The Receiver holds all the memories of past lives and experiences for the
whole community.
a) True
b) False
.

16) ______ The first color Jonas sees is blue.

a) True
b) False
.

Matching:
Choose one letter for each detail. There is only one answer for each. 1 point each (10
points possible).

17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)
26)

______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______

Asher
assignment
Fiona
Gabriel
Jonas
comfort object
Nurturer
apple
Lily
Comittee of Elders

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

teller of the story

termed uncertain
occupation
stuffed animal, for example
almost an eight
caused Jonas to be embarrassed and
to apologize
father
careless and fun-loving
make decisions for the community
in Jonas' dream

Cause & Effect:

Determine what caused each effect. Each answer will be used one time. 2 points each
(10 points possible).

27) ______ Identical twins were not

allowed to coexist in the
Community.
28) ______ Jonas was curious about
what happened at a release.
29) ______ The Nurturer weighed the
identical twins.
30) ______ The twin cried as it received
an injection.
31) ______ The Giver loved Rosemary
dearly.
.

a) Jonas asked to see a release.

b) One of the twins would have to be
released.
c) When the drug took effect, the twin
stopped crying and went limp.
d) It was noted that one of the twins
weighed less than the other.
e) The Giver was unable to watch
Rosemary die.
.

Short Answer:
Please answer the following questions with short responses. 1 point each (8 points
possible).
32) Why did Jonas take Gabe with him to Elsewhere?

33) Why did Jonas give Gabe memories? (Before the escape)

34) What is Jonas' reason to stop taking the pill?

35) What did Jonas see in the memory of warfare?

36) How does the family in the memory at Christmas time differ from Jonas's family
unit?

37) Why is there a Giver? What is his purpose?

38) Why is the previous Receiver significant to the Giver and what happened to her?

39) Who is the author of this novel?

Short Answer Part Two:

Please answer the following questions with short responses. 4 points each ( 12 points
possible).
40) Name two reasons the community has Release.

41) Name two benefits of the Community:

42) Name two drawbacks of the Community:

Short Essay:
Please answer one of the following questions with complete sentences. (10 points
possible). If you have time remaining, answer the other question for up to 5 points
extra credit.
43) List at least three rules from the Community. When you've listed as many as you
can describe why each is a good rule, a bad rule, or both a good and bad rule.
Make sure you support your opinion with examples from the novel.

44) Describe the difference between a dystopia and a utopia. When you are done,
specify which one the Community in The Giver is. Use specific details from the
novel to support your answer.