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

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

3. What character does Jonas try to give an awareness of the color red to?
(a) Mother.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Asher.
(d) Lily.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does Jonas ask his parent, who replied with amusement and chastise him for inappropriate use of words?

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

4. What game do the children play out in the field where Asher and Jonas are playing in Chapter 17?

5. In what position does Jonas find The Giver in many times?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the old Receiver fail?

2. What happens in the memory of the sled that causes pain to Jonas?

3. What does Jonas's father do to the infant twin to release him/her?

4. Why do Jonas and Gabriel hide in the trees after leaving the community?

5. What memory does The Giver give to Jonas to help him understand color?

6. What does Jonas want to watch his Father do at the beginning of Chapter 19? How does the Giver make this happen?

7. What will happens to the identical twins?

8. What happens to Jonas and Gabriel as the road becomes more difficult to ride upon?

9. What is Jonas feeling as he throws a tantrum on The Giver's couch after seeing his Father release a twin?

10. Jonas is reluctant to go back to the Annex because of the emotions he felt during the memory of war. The Giver is gentle with Jonas. What does he do to comfort Jonas after the memory of war?

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