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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. Because Gabriel is doing so well, where do the nurturers decide that Gabriel must be taken?
(a) To the school.
(b) To the House of the Old.
(c) To the Department of Justice.
(d) To the nursery.

2. Which character is Jonas worried won't understand the concept of Release?
(a) Lily.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Asher.
(d) Mother.

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

4. How does Jonas feel as he watches his Father do something to the smaller twin?
(a) Sad.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Happy.
(d) Relieved.

5. What does Jonas ask The Giver to watch his Father do?
(a) Take Lily to school.
(b) Prepare dinner.
(c) Work as a nurturer.
(d) Release one of the twins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To where does Jonas plan an escape?

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

4. What two items does Jonas take with him when he leaves the community?

5. What is the reason why Gabriel begins to sleep through the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jonas's parents reaction to the elephant memory that Jonas shares with them.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Fiona's hair as Jonas and Fiona travel to the House of Old in Chapter 12?

9. Why did the Elders remove colors from the community?

10. Why did the old Receiver fail?

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