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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bobsled.
(d) A pair of skies.

2. What assignment is Asher was given?
(a) Fish Hatchery Director of Personnel.
(b) Assistant Director of the Department of Justice.
(c) Director of the Childcare Center.
(d) Assistant Director of Recreation.

3. What is the name of the female Jonas meets at the House of the Old?
(a) Mary.
(b) Lily.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Fiona.

4. Where are children raised until they are named?
(a) School.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Nursery.
(d) Church.

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

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

7. What does each family member need to sign that states they will not become too attached to Gabriel?
(a) A contract.
(b) A lease.
(c) A pledge.
(d) A license.

8. What object does Jonas eat in order to feel the memory of a cold sensation?
(a) Hail.
(b) A snowflake.
(c) An icicle.
(d) A rain drop.

9. What can Jonas do now that he is exempt from rudeness?
(a) Disobey rules.
(b) Say exactly what he wants.
(c) Question authority.
(d) Ask any question of any citizen and receive answers.

10. What kind of eyes does Gabriel, the newchild, have?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pale.
(d) Hazel.

11. What is one reason why a person is released?
(a) The person laughs too much.
(b) The person has blue eyes.
(c) The person is too smart.
(d) The person is very old and can no longer contribute.

12. Which book contains a reference to what Jonas felt in his dream?
(a) The Book of Ages.
(b) The Book of Money.
(c) The Book of Rules.
(d) The Book of Time.

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

14. What is the second memory The Giver gives Jonas, and does not reveal the name of it?
(a) Rain.
(b) Moonlight.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Swimming.

15. 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 pictures on the wall.
(c) The candy in the dish.
(d) A wall of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which way does the community NOT react to the failure of the former Receiver?

2. After the Ceremony of Twelves, what characteristic no longer matters?

3. Who has the final say in changing a rule?

4. What feeling best describes Jonas as the Ceremony of Twelves approaches?

5. What rule is NOT taken seriously?

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