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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonas suggest The Giver do so his load will not be so heavy?
(a) Stop seeing Jonas.
(b) Give Jonas painful memories.
(c) Visit the Department of Justice.
(d) Give his books to the House of Old.

2. What emotion does Jonas experience when he receivs the memory of Christmas with family and friends?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Joy.
(d) Forgiveness.

3. What happens to the larger twin?
(a) The nurse takes the twin away to be cared for.
(b) The nurse leaves the baby in the room unattended.
(c) The twin goes to a new family.
(d) The twin is taken to another room.

4. Jonas experiences the following emotions during the war memory EXCEPT:
(a) Death.
(b) Pain.
(c) Courage.
(d) Fear.

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

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

7. When can The Giver apply for release?
(a) When the Elders give him permission.
(b) During Jonas's training.
(c) When he has reached a certain age.
(d) After Jonas has been trained.

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

9. What happens to Jonas on the difficult road?
(a) He falls off his bike.
(b) He gets hit by a car.
(c) He gets a flat tire.
(d) He finds a lost child.

10. When did the council add the no release rule to the list for Jonas?
(a) When Lily was born.
(b) At the Ceremony of Twelve.
(c) After the old Receiver died.
(d) When Jonas was born.

11. What does the Giver give Jonas when he asks about Fiona's hair?
(a) A piece of writing.
(b) A pen.
(c) A test.
(d) A book.

12. What action does Father perform on the smaller twin?
(a) He swaddles the infant in cloth.
(b) He gives the infant a bottle filled with a liquid.
(c) He injects the infant with a liquid.
(d) He burps the infant.

13. Who does Jonas discover is scheduled to be released the morning after the twins?
(a) Lily.
(b) Asher.
(c) Larissa.
(d) Gabriel.

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

15. What does Jonas beg for at the end of his receiving of the war memory?
(a) Water.
(b) Confort.
(c) Food.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the announcement from the Speaker regarding school that brings joy to the students?

2. What is Jonas's reaction when The Giver begs for forgiveness after he gives Jonas the war memory?

3. What does the Giver beg Jonas to do when Jonas walks into the Annex to see him in Chapter 15?

4. How do the children react to Jonas when he does not want to play the game in the field?

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

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