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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jonas anticipating will take place at the Ceremony of Twelve?
(a) Graduation.
(b) His assignment.
(c) A comfort toy.
(d) A bicycle.

2. What happens to the audience when Jonas looks out upon them?
(a) They change, like the apple.
(b) They become blurry.
(c) They boo him.
(d) They laugh.

3. What rule is NOT taken seriously?
(a) Giving a child a comfort toy.
(b) Giving a child an Assignment.
(c) Teaching nines how to ride bicycles before the Ceremony.
(d) Giving a child a name before the Ceremony of Ones.

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

5. Seven's see the first sign of independence when they are given what article of clothing?
(a) Long pants.
(b) Front buttoned jackets.
(c) Shoes that buckle.
(d) A scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jonas volunteer in Chapter 4?

2. What assignment does Jonas receive from The Chief Elder?

3. What does the Receiver ask Jonas to refer to him as?

4. What is the Giver weighted with?

5. As Jonas is preparing for bed, he begins to read the description his assignment, which is located in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instruction is Jonas most impressed with when he receives the printed sheet that describes his training?

2. What is significant about volunteering? Does it matter to the children's future?

3. What ritual is Jonas's family participating in as the novel opens?

4. What is Jonas anticipating as the novel opens and why?

5. What do families in the community share in the new morning?

6. What kind of volunteer work does Jonas do once he reaches the House of the Old?

7. What job does Jonas's father hold in the community?

8. What event from a year ago does Jonas remember that brings back feelings of fear?

9. Describe the characteristics of Fiona.

10. How do the elevens line up when they enter the stage?

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