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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. What is Jonas's original number?

2. What is Gabriel labeled at the Ceremony of Ones?

3. Who is Larissa?

4. After the Ceremony of Twelves, what characteristic no longer matters?

5. What kind of eyes does Gabriel, the newchild, have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories will The Giver give to Jonas?

2. What do families in the community share in the new morning?

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

6. Who observes the children in order to place them into appropriate jobs?

7. What is the significance of the Ceremony of Nine?

8. Who is Gabriel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonas is involved in volunteer work. He works in the House of the Old with Fiona and Asher. Discuss the importance of volunteer work in the community of The Giver. Next, discuss the meaning of volunteer work in America and how volunteering creates a compassionate society.

Essay Topic 2

Jonas receives the memory of war. He experiences pain, death, and destruction. He becomes highly affected and emotional. In what ways does war shape a community? In what ways does it bring people together and also tear them apart? Cite examples, such as Jonas's reaction, from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The Giver gives Jonas the memory of color, starting with the color red taken from the dream of snow and sledding. Discuss the significance of why the community does not retain color and memory. Does living in muted gray make a more simple life?

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