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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Birthmothers have how many births in three years?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

3. Jonas casually picks up what object from a bucket where the snacks are kept?
(a) An apple.
(b) A baseball.
(c) An orange.
(d) A banana.

4. As Jonas is preparing for bed, he begins to read the description his assignment, which is located in what?
(a) A book.
(b) A brochure.
(c) A folder.
(d) A tape he plays.

5. The Receiver looks like any other person in the community EXCEPT for this one trait:
(a) Dark hair.
(b) Hook nose.
(c) Broad shoulders.
(d) Pale eyes.

6. Jonas says he feels frightened in the beginning of the novel, then he changes his mind and replaces the name of his feeling with what word?
(a) Peril.
(b) Apprehension.
(c) Fear.
(d) Trepidation.

7. What is Jonas's father's assignment?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Nurturer.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Warden.

8. Birthmothers do not get to see the newchildren. Where does Mother thinks Lily should volunteer in order to be around the children?
(a) The Birthing Center.
(b) The Nurturing Center.
(c) The Hatchery.
(d) The Department of Justice.

9. What activity does a person start when they become a Seven?
(a) Cooking classes.
(b) Bicycle lessons.
(c) Sewing classes.
(d) Volunteer hours.

10. The speaker announces that females under nine need to have these objects neatly tied at all times. Lily breaks this rule often.
(a) Necklace.
(b) Shoe strings.
(c) Ponytail.
(d) Hair ribbons.

11. What must Gabriel must be labeled in order to be released from the community?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Inadequate.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Obsolete.

12. Who makes the opening speech at the Ceremony of Twelves?
(a) The Chief Elder.
(b) The Receiver.
(c) The President.
(d) A Birthmother.

13. Jonas tells his parents about his dream that took place where?
(a) Jonas's house.
(b) The House of the Old.
(c) The Nurturing Center.
(d) School.

14. What assignment does Lily think sounds like a luxury, a thought for which her mother reprimands her?
(a) Elders.
(b) Birthmother.
(c) Laborers.
(d) Nurturer.

15. Which instruction impresses Jonas the most?
(a) Prohibited from Dream-telling.
(b) Being exempt from rudeness.
(c) Being able to lie.
(d) Not discussing the training with his parents or elders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might Gabriel be released?

2. Mother describes Jonas's new feelings in his dream as what?

3. How many years have the Committee of Elders observed the community in order to decide on the next Receiver?

4. What assignment does Jonas think Lily would be good at?

5. When Jonas arrives at the House of the Old, he finds out that Asher and Fiona are both volunteering in which room?

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