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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Speaker accuses Jonas of this because he took an object home.

2. Birthmothers do not get to see the newchildren. Where does Mother thinks Lily should volunteer in order to be around the children?

3. What memory does the Giver give Jonas, which males him wake with stinging skin?

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

5. How many years have the Committee of Elders observed the community in order to decide on the next Receiver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories will The Giver give to Jonas?

2. What is Jonas's Mother's reaction to Jonas's dream in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Gabriel?

4. What rule is often broken at the ceremony of Nine?

5. What happened to the old Receiver?

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

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

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

9. What assignment does Fiona receive and why?

10. What is different about Gabriel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the moment where Jonas realizes that his Father has killed the smaller of the identical twin babies. Describe this realization in detail and cite the text. Make the connection of when a child realizes his/her parents have not been honest. Does this happen often in the life of children and if so, how do Jonas's coping skills reflect how society has been conditioned to deal with disappointment.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, The Giver describes to Jonas that he is weighted by memories of the world and of the past Receivers. Discuss a significant event in recent world history. In what way has that memory "lived on" long after the event has transpired.

Essay Topic 3

Jonas takes on the memory of The Giver to ease his pain. Does the ability to blunt pain make for a more peaceful, easier life? Or, does muting the feelings associated with living a normal life sacrifice the freedom of choice? Cite examples from the text in your answer.

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