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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift is given at the Ceremony of Nines?
(a) An assignment.
(b) A comfort object.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A moped.

2. How does Lily react to Mother tying her hair ribbons?
(a) She fidgets.
(b) She cries.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She squints.

3. What object does a person received when they receive their assignment?
(a) A name tag.
(b) A comfort toy.
(c) A badge.
(d) A medal.

4. Jonas is prohibited from all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) Lying.
(b) Medication.
(c) Dream-telling.
(d) Applying for Release.

5. Which committee thought of the Assignments?
(a) The Committee of Spouses.
(b) The Committee of Nurturers.
(c) The Committee of Elders.
(d) The Committee of Laborers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Birthmothers do not get to see the newchildren. Where does Mother thinks Lily should volunteer in order to be around the children?

2. What activity does a person start when they become a Seven?

3. What assignment is Asher was given?

4. Where did Benjamin, an Eleven, completed nearly four years of volunteer work?

5. Jonas tells his parents about his dream that took place where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Jonas at the Ceremony of Twelve?

2. What catches Jonas's eye when he first enters the Receiver's office and why?

3. What is Jonas anticipating as the novel opens and why?

4. Describe the first memory that The Giver gives to Jonas.

5. What job does Jonas's father hold in the community?

6. What dream does Jonas share in Chapter 5?

7. What instruction is Jonas most impressed with when he receives the printed sheet that describes his training?

8. Who is Gabriel?

9. Why does Lily's mother reprimand her for wanting to become a Birthmother?

10. What assignment is Jonas given?

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