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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which Ceremony are children named?
(a) The Ceremony of Tens.
(b) The Ceremony of Ones.
(c) The Name Ceremony.
(d) The Birth Ceremony.

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

3. How does Roberto feel when he walks through the special door in the Releasing room?
(a) Scared.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

4. Where does Jonas's mother work?
(a) The Department of Peace.
(b) The Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Litigation.
(d) The Department of Law.

5. Mother describes Jonas's new feelings in his dream as what?
(a) First assignment.
(b) First adventure.
(c) First stirrings.
(d) First wantings.

6. What memory does the Giver give Jonas, which males him wake with stinging skin?
(a) Skinned knee.
(b) Sunburn.
(c) Rash.
(d) Chapped skin.

7. In the beginning of the novel, it is revealed that Jonas is categorized into which age group?
(a) Nines.
(b) Elevens.
(c) Twelves.
(d) Tens.

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

9. In what month does the Ceremony of Twelve take place?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) March.
(d) December.

10. What assignment does Jonas think Lily would be good at?
(a) Receiver.
(b) Speaker.
(c) Laborer.
(d) Birthmother.

11. Are children allowed into the Releasing room?
(a) Yes.
(b) Only in December.
(c) No, but Jonas is the exception.
(d) No.

12. What objects were are out at the Ceremony of Elevens?
(a) New haircuts.
(b) New shoes.
(c) New watches.
(d) New clothing.

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

14. Where does Jonas go to volunteer at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The Childcare Center.
(b) The Department of Justice.
(c) The House of the Old.
(d) The Birthing Center.

15. Most adults do not know _____ about themselves.
(a) The names of their parents.
(b) Their spouses assignment.
(c) How tall they are.
(d) Their exact age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roberto performed many functions in the Community. He was on the Planning Committee and he had a family, but he was most remembered for what position?

2. What assignment does Lily think sounds like a luxury, a thought for which her mother reprimands her?

3. How does Jonas feel after he receives treatment in Chapter 5?

4. 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?

5. Jonas casually picks up what object from a bucket where the snacks are kept?

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