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

2. What does Father offer Jonas to ease his physical pain after the sledding ride?

3. What happens to Jonas when he is sledding in Chapter 14?

4. Who decids that identical twins would be too complicated?

5. What action does Father perform on the smaller twin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Jonas's father do to the infant twin to release him/her?

7. 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?

8. What will happens to the identical twins?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Jonas has been selected by the Chief Elder to become the Receiver. He has been set apart from the community. He will be different. Describe Jonas's interpretation of this assignment and how he will cope with his new responsibility. Compare the character of Jonas and his assignment to that of Fiona and her assignment in the House of the Old. Discuss the weight of responsibility.

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