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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do parents move to after their children have grown up?
(a) The nursery.
(b) The school.
(c) The House of the Old.
(d) The childless adult area.

2. What does The Giver play so Jonas can witness the request he'd made to see his Father doing something?
(a) The CD.
(b) The film reel.
(c) The tape player.
(d) The video.

3. What happens to Jonas when he is sledding in Chapter 14?
(a) He hits a bump and hurts himself.
(b) He breaks the sled.
(c) He collides with a tree.
(d) He wraps the sled around a tree.

4. What action of defiance does Jonas take after he lies to his parents about understanding the word "love"?
(a) Jonas does not take his pill.
(b) Jonas leaves the house to see The Giver.
(c) Jonas is rude to Gabriel.
(d) Jonas does not speak to his parents.

5. How does Jonas feel as he watches his Father do something to the smaller twin?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Relieved.

6. Which character is Jonas worried won't understand the concept of Release?
(a) Asher.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Lily.
(d) Mother.

7. What memory does Jonas give Gabriel during the night as he is trying to calm him down?
(a) The memory of sailing.
(b) The memory of the sled.
(c) The memory of a sunburn.
(d) The memory of snow.

8. What is Jonas's reaction when The Giver begs for forgiveness after he gives Jonas the war memory?
(a) He forgives The Giver.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He asks him to take back the memory.
(d) He asks for forgiveness himself.

9. What happened to the last Receiver, and why did she fail?
(a) She was not happy to do her job.
(b) She upset the community.
(c) She could not handle the good and bad memories.
(d) She wanted to have a family.

10. What will essentially happen if Jonas leaves the community?
(a) The community will war against each other.
(b) The community will rid themselves of Jonas's family.
(c) The community will be forced to bear the memories.
(d) The community will miss Jonas.

11. Jonas asks The Giver if he has ever had what member of family?
(a) A father.
(b) A mother.
(c) A brother.
(d) A spouse.

12. What happens to twins born into the community?
(a) They are given to one family.
(b) One gets released.
(c) They do not exist in the community.
(d) They are separated at birth.

13. What animal, which lost its mate, does The Giver gave Jonas a new memory of?
(a) Dog.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Goat.
(d) Giraffe.

14. Why does Jonas take Gabriel into the trees?
(a) So they can keep warm.
(b) Because it is safe from people there.
(c) So the planes can not spot them.
(d) Because he knows the trees well.

15. In what position does Jonas find The Giver in many times?
(a) Writing a new book.
(b) Hunched over in pain.
(c) Reading.
(d) Painting in color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory does the Giver first give to Jonas to ease his heavy load?

2. What happens to the larger twin?

3. What can Jonas now see and keep by Chapter 17?

4. What does Lily want to talk about back at the house in Chapter 17?

5. Because Gabriel is doing so well, where do the nurturers decide that Gabriel must be taken?

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