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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) The Ceremony of Twelve
c) Naming
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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.
.

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

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

4) Jonas receives job instructions after the Ceremony. Which of these is

NOT one of his new rules?
a) He may lie.
b) He will no longer share feelings every evening with his family.
c) He will no longer be required to tell his dreams in the morning.
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5) Which of the following is NOT present the Community?

a) People who carry guns.
b) Kids who play war games.
c) People who break the rules and receive punishments.
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6) What is the first lie Jonas tells his parents?

a) That he went to school when he didn't.
b) That he understood not to say the word "love".
c) That he was going to take a bike ride early one morning.
.

7) What did Jonas take without permission?

a) A book.
b) A pill.
c) An apple.
.

8) The very first memory The Giver transmits to Jonas is:

a) Of a family at Christmas time.
b) Of Pain.
c) Of sledding down a hill.
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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) The Giver does not leave The Community.
c) Jonas is presumed dead because his bike is found near the river.
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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 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 elders 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
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Matching:
Choose one letter for each detail. There is only one answer for each. 1 point each (5 points possible).

17) ______ Asher

a) in Jonas' dream

18) ______ Fiona

b) the teller of the story

19) ______ Gabriel

c) careless and fun-loving

20) ______ Jonas

d) termed uncertain

21) ______ Lily

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

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

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

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

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

27) Why is there a Giver?

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

29) Who is the author of this novel?

Short Answer Part Two:

Please answer the following questions with short responses. 4 points each (8 points possible).

30) Name two benefits of the Community:

31) Name two drawbacks of the Community:

Short Essay:
Please answer the following question with complete sentences. (10 points
possible).
32) 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.