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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. Where are children raised until they are named?

2. Where did Benjamin, an Eleven, completed nearly four years of volunteer work?

3. What is Jonas anticipating will take place at the Ceremony of Twelve?

4. As Jonas is preparing for bed, he begins to read the description his assignment, which is located in what?

5. Which instruction impresses Jonas the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Jonas going to do his volunteer work, and what friends does he meet there?

2. What memories will The Giver give to Jonas?

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

4. How do the elevens line up when they enter the stage?

5. What assignment does Fiona receive and why?

6. What assignment is Jonas given?

7. What happened to the old Receiver?

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

9. Describe the first memory that The Giver gives to Jonas.

10. What will happen to Lily's hair during the ceremony of Eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonas's training becomes painful. As a result, Jonas realizes that the community does not truly experience emotions. In what ways does the absence of pain protect a community? Discuss anger, love, happiness, and pain as necessary opposites that create balance and perspective in the human condition.

Essay Topic 2

The Giver gives Jonas the experience of snow and sunshine. Discuss the reasons why snow is not permitted in the community. Discus why sunshine is associated with the painful things the Elder mentions. Compare and contrast the emotional and physical effects of snow and sunshine.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Two readers learn about the importance of following "The Rules." However, some rules are routinely broken. Discuss the rules that are routinely broken in The Giver, then compare them to the rules of American society that are routinely broken. How does breaking the law, even minor laws, affect society as a whole?

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