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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What remedy is used to treat Jonas's new feelings from his dream in Chapter 5?
(a) A pill.
(b) A comfort toy.
(c) A treat.
(d) A punishment.

2. What assignment does Madeline receive, which Jonas is glad he did not?
(a) Birthmother.
(b) Fish Hatchery Attendent.
(c) Nurturer.
(d) Food Production.

3. What happens to the audience when Jonas looks out upon them?
(a) They become blurry.
(b) They change, like the apple.
(c) They boo him.
(d) They laugh.

4. What assignment does Fiona receive?
(a) Assistant Director of Recreation.
(b) Caretaker of the Old.
(c) Assistant DIrector of the Fish Hatchery.
(d) Nurturer.

5. Who has the final say in changing a rule?
(a) The Elders.
(b) The Receiver.
(c) The Nurturer.
(d) The Laborers.

6. What does it mean to be "released?"
(a) To be removed from church.
(b) To be removed from school.
(c) To be removed from the community.
(d) To be removed from sports teams.

7. Dream-telling begins at what age?
(a) The Elevens.
(b) The Threes.
(c) The Nines.
(d) The Ones.

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

9. What is the first thing to catch Jonas's eye when the receptionist leads him into the Receiver's office?
(a) The tile floor.
(b) The candy in the dish.
(c) The pictures on the wall.
(d) A wall of books.

10. What object does The Giver give Jonas the experience of, while he is sitting at the top of a snow-touched hill?
(a) A snowboard.
(b) A sled.
(c) A pair of skies.
(d) A bobsled.

11. What step must Tens make to continue on to adulthood?
(a) Shave.
(b) Obtain shorter hair.
(c) Braid their hair.
(d) Ride bicycles.

12. How does Jonas feel when he is skipped by the Chief Elder at the Ceremony of Twelve?
(a) Shameful.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Relieved.

13. What does the Receiver ask Jonas to refer to him as?
(a) The Beloved.
(b) The Hopeful.
(c) The Receiver.
(d) The Giver.

14. When were the original numbers of the group at the Ceremony of Twelve given out?
(a) Before they entered the auditorium.
(b) At the Ceremony of Nines.
(c) At birth.
(d) At the Ceremony of Ones.

15. What is the Giver weighted with?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Food.
(c) Problems.
(d) Memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a Receiver?

2. What must Gabriel must be labeled in order to be released from the community?

3. What is the name of Jonas's best friend introduced in Chapter 1?

4. On the first day of training, Jonas rides to the House of Old with which character?

5. What gift is given at the Ceremony of Nines?

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