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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the announcement from the Speaker regarding school that brings joy to the students?
(a) There is no school on July 4th.
(b) The winter holiday is fast approaching.
(c) The school is out for summer.
(d) Today is an unschedule holiday.

4. What question does Jonas ask his parent, who replied with amusement and chastise him for inappropriate use of words?
(a) Are you proud of me?
(b) Do you love me?
(c) Do you approve of my new job?
(d) Do you understand why I am different?

5. How do Jonas and Gabriel feel as they travel?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Sad.

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

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

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

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

10. Who decids that identical twins would be too complicated?
(a) The former Receiver.
(b) The Elders.
(c) Jonas's Father.
(d) The Department of Justice.

11. What does Jonas feel now as a result of his knowledge of the former Receiver and her failure?
(a) Elation.
(b) Thrill.
(c) Pressure.
(d) Confidence.

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

13. What does Jonas no longer care about as the journey gets progressively longer?
(a) Himself.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Father.
(d) The Giver.

14. What does Jonas first dream of after seeing The Giver?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sledding.

15. What event does Jonas watch take place right before his eyes during the memory of war?
(a) A bomb explodes.
(b) Two riflemen kill each other in unison.
(c) A boy his age dies right next to him.
(d) A long journey through a forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory does the Giver give Jonas before he leaves on his journey?

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

3. What happens to twins born into the community?

4. Jonas experiences the following emotions during the war memory EXCEPT:

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

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