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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 does each family member need to sign that states they will not become too attached to Gabriel?
(a) A pledge.
(b) A contract.
(c) A lease.
(d) A license.

2. Jonas is prohibited from all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) Medication.
(b) Dream-telling.
(c) Applying for Release.
(d) Lying.

3. How many males are awarded per family?
(a) Three.
(b) As many as the parents can care for.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. The Giver was reluctant to hurt Jonas, but Jonas was firm and acted with what characteristic?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Wit.
(d) Intelligence.

5. As Jonas is preparing for bed, he begins to read the description his assignment, which is located in what?
(a) A folder.
(b) A tape he plays.
(c) A brochure.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must Gabriel must be labeled in order to be released from the community?

2. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a Receiver?

3. Where are children raised until they are named?

4. In Chapter 3, what happens to the object as Asher and Jonas played catch?

5. When a person is released, they are led through which room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The Giver gives Jonas a painful memory after the first memory of snow. What is the painful memory?

3. Where is Jonas going to do his volunteer work, and what friends does he meet there?

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

5. How is the Receiver different from the community?

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

7. Describe the first memory that The Giver gives to Jonas.

8. What assignment is Jonas given?

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

10. What does Jonas's Mother give to Jonas to help with the 'Stirrings'? What happens as a result?

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