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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 happens to twins born into the community?
(a) They do not exist in the community.
(b) They are given to one family.
(c) One gets released.
(d) They are separated at birth.

2. What does the Giver beg Jonas to do when Jonas walks into the Annex to see him in Chapter 15?
(a) Leave his family.
(b) Take some of the pain away.
(c) Leave the community.
(d) Go for a walk outside.

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

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

5. What can Jonas now see and keep by Chapter 17?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Snow.
(c) Colors.
(d) Sleds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonas give Gabriel to ease his pain?

2. How do Jonas and Gabriel feel as they travel?

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

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

5. What character does Jonas try to give an awareness of the color red to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonas decide to do after he finds out that his Father is a murderer?

2. What are the other children doing as Jonas and Asher are playing in the field on their day off from school?

3. Why is Gabriel sleeping well through the night by Chapter 16?

4. What memory does the Giver give to Jonas in Chapter 15 that takes away some of The Giver's pain?

5. Why does Jonas take Gabriel with him on his journey to a new life?

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

7. What happens as a result of Jonas receiving the memory of war?

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

9. 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?

10. Jonas and Gabriel began to get hungry on their journey. How does Jonas alleviate this feeling, and is it successful?

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