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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 question does Jonas ask his parent, who replied with amusement and chastise him for inappropriate use of words?

2. What emotion does Jonas experience when he receivs the memory of Christmas with family and friends?

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

4. What do Jonas and Gabriel see in the trees on their way to a new life?

5. What does the Giver give Jonas a memory of that gives Jonas great pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happens to the identical twins?

2. Why do Jonas and Gabriel hide in the trees after leaving the community?

3. Does The Giver ever wish to be released? Explain.

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

5. What does Jonas decide to do after he finds out that his Father is a murderer?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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