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7.TheGiverTest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who begins The Giver feeling uneasy about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve? | Jonas |
| What does Jonas receive at the Ceremon of Twelve? | his vocation for the rest of his working life |
| Who comforts Jonas about his worries after the nightly sharing of feelings | sister, father, and mother |
| What does his family remind him of following his assingment? | that his life will change after the Ceremony, but they reassure him that the Committee of Elders has been watching him closely and will give him an appropriate Assignment |
| What does Jonas's father bring home to Jonas? | a newchild who needs extra care, and they call him Gabriel |
| Who decides that she will begin volunteering hours at the Nurturing Center after she turns Nine | Lily |
| Jonas recalls a strange incident where he saw what? | an apple suddenly change before returning to the same nondescript shade as his shirt. |
| Who does Jonas join at the House of the Old, where Larissa tells him about Roberto's release ceremony | Asher and Fiona |
| What do Jonas' parents give to him after a sexually charged dream involving Fiona | pills that will suppress these Stirrings |
| Who decides that she will begin volunteering hours at the Nurturing Center after she turns Nine | Lily |
| Where will Roberto go after the release ceremony? | elsewhere |
| What does Asher receive at the Ceremony of 12? | Assignment of Assistant Director of Recreation and Fiona receives that of Caretaker of the Old. |
| Why does the Chief Elder skips Jonas at the Ceremony of 12? | he has been selected as the new Receiver of Memory for the community |
| Why is the Receiver of Memory important? | requires intelligence, courage, and the Capacity to See Beyond which Jonas did with the apple. |
| Is Jonas excited about his position? | No - he is nervous and isolated at his selection, and his instructions are strange in that they allow him to be rude, ask questions, and lie, while prohibiting him from taking medication for his training and from applying for release |
| What did the old Receiver call himself? | The Giver |
| What does the Giver inform Jonas of? | that he is now the new Receiver and will have to receive the memories of generations of the whole world, which The Giver transmits by touch and remembrance |
| What is Jonas' first new memory of? | of riding a sled down a snowy hill, and The Giver explains that after the establishment of Sameness and Climate Control, many of these things have been eliminated |
| What does the Giver give Jonas the memory of? | sunshine and sunburn to give Jonas a hint of the pain that is to come in his training. |
| After seeing a change in Fiona's hair what does he realize? | has the capacity to see color, unlike other members of the community |
| Who tried to get rid of color at the onset of Sameness, but they did not entirely succeed | scientists |
| As the Receiver, what can Jonas never do? | never be able to share his whole life with a future spouse, since he cannot speak of his work |
| What was the previous Receiver-in-Training's failure? (Rosemary) | unwanted memories escaped into the community and caused havoc |
| When Jonas asked for more painful memories, what did the Giver do? | introduces him first to a broken leg and later to more serious pains such as starvation and neglect |
| What did these memories give the Receiver? | wisdom to advise the Elders, who do not want to bear the memories themselves. |
| At home what does Jonas discover about Gabriel? | he is capable of receiving memories, and at his training, he eventually helps ease The Giver's suffering by taking from him the terrible memory of war |
| As recompose, what does the Giver transmit? | joyful memories, including that of family, grandparents, and love, all of which are missing in the community's family units. |
| What does Jonas feel about the absence of love? | that it is wrong,although he initially denies his instincts in favor of what his society has taught him |
| What do the others in the community think about Jonas' thought? | they don't understand it. |
| Why does Jonas's father scheduled to release a newchild? | because it is a twin. |
| Jonas asks The Giver about release, who mentions that in his previous failure, his daughter _____ became the Receiver-in-Training but chose release because she did not want to bear all the memories of pain. | Rosemary |
| What does the Giver show Jonas a tape of? | Jonas's father is shown to release the infant by euthanizing him through lethal injection. |
| Jonas is devastated by this revelation, and he and The Giver do what? | decide that he should run away so that the memories will be released into the community |
| What do Jonas and the Giver hope The Giver can do? | teach the community to regain wisdom and emotion through the memories rather than to force the memories away. |
| Why is Jonas forced to leave ahead of schedule? | to save Gabriel from release, so he sets off with inadequate supplies |
| What happens when they leave the community? | they experience first the joys of nature and wildlife and then the fear of cold and starvation as they leave the area of Climate Control into a snowy region |
| What happens when Jonas finds the hill from his old memory? | he hears music and sees Christmas lights, believing that he has found an Elsewhere that has what the community lacked |
| the ending leaves unclear whether Jonas has truly found Elsewhere or is simply hallucinating as he _______________.? | freezes to death. |
| he is an intelligent and courageous boy with the Capacity to See Beyond. He learns that instead of receiving an assignment, he has been selected to become the next Receiver of Memory for the community | Jonas |
| The previous Receiver of Memory, he serves as a tutor and a mentor for Jonas, introducing Jonas to new concepts as he transmits the memories | The Giver |
| Jonas's younger sister, she is a chatty and vivacious girl who shows an interest in taking care of newchildren. | Lily |
| A worker at the Department of Justice, she often shows a more practical side than Jonas's father in their conversations with the family. | Mother |
| A kind and caring man who works as a Nurturer and who often plays with Jonas and Lily, he nevertheless follows his training and releases infants when deemed appropriate. | Father |
| Jonas's father brings this newchild home temporarily in order to give him more care so that he will not be released | Gabriel |
| A cheerful boy who sometimes rushes his words and his actions carelessly, he is Jonas's best friend | Asher |
| A sweet and patient girl with red hair for whom Jonas has romantic feelings, she trains to become a Caretaker for the Old | Fiona |
| The leader of the community, she presides over the Ceremony of Twelve | Chief Elder |
| One of the Old whom Jonas bathes during volunteer hours, she has a sharp sense of humor and enjoys lively discussion. | Larissa |
| The previous Receiver-in-Training and The Giver's daughter, she was deeply affected by her new knowledge of pain and chose to apply for release, delivering the lethal injection to herself. | Rosemary |
| When does I[The Giver] begin? | Nearly December |
| How does Jonas really feel at the beginning of the novel? | Apprehensive |
| When had Jonas last felt fear? | When a jet had flown over the community |
| What two words does Asher confuse in Jonas's first recollection of him? | distraught and distracted |
| What does Lily discuss at the daily telling of feelings? | A visiting Seven who does not obey the rules |
| How does one obtain a child for one's family unit? | By approval of one's application |
| How does Father break the rules with regard to newchild Thirty-six? | He looks up the child's name on the Naming list. |
| How does Father help console Jonas about the Ceremony of Twelve? | He recounts his own Ceremony of Twelve. |
| Why has the rule about bicycles not been changed? | Putting it through committee would take too long. |
| What is Jonas's father's job? | Nurturer |
| What is unusual about Jonas and Gabriel? | color of their eyes |
| Why is Lily's comment about Jonas's and Gabriel's unusual trait insensitive? | It is impolite to mention how people are different. |
| Why does Mother not approve of Lily's desire to be a Birthmother? | The Assignment has little honor. |
| At what age do children begin their volunteer hours? | 8 |
| Why did Jonas steal the apple? | It changed somehow when he was looking at it. |
| What is Benjamin's specialty? | Working at the Rehabilitation Center |
| Why does Jonas never compliment Benjamin? | He does not want to force Benjamin to brag. |
| Where does Jonas find Asher's bicycle during volunteer hours? | At the House of the Old |
| How does Jonas interact with Larissa? | He bathes her. |
| How did Roberto look as he walked through the door in the Releasing Room? | happy |
| At what age does Dream-telling begin? | 3 |
| Who is in Jonas's dream of his first Stirrings? | Fiona |
| What feeling characterizes the Stirrings? | wanting |
| How do people in Jonas's community handle the Stirrings? | they suppress it with pills |
| How does Jonas feel about taking the pills? | Proud but regretful |
| What does getting the front-buttoned jacket signify for Lily? What does getting the front-buttoned jacket signify for Lily? What does getting the front-buttoned jacket signify for Lily? | independence |
| Who attends the Ceremony? Everyone in the community | Everyone in the community |
| Why is Gabe not at the Naming | They have given him another year to mature |
| Why is the Naming of Caleb important? He is replacing the previous Caleb | He is replacing the previous Caleb |
| How do people in Jonas's community choose spouses? | They apply for a spouse and are assigned one |
| In what order do the Elevens sit at the Ceremony of Twelve? | birth order |
| What is Jonas's number? | 19 |
| How is the Ceremony of Twelve NOT unusual? | It marks the end of schooling |
| What Assignment does Asher receive? | Asst. Director of Recreation |
| What happens when it is Jonas's turn to be called to the stage after Fiona? | The Chief Elder skips him. |
| What does Jonas feel before the Chief Elder explains his Assignment? | Humiliation and terror |
| What happened to the previous Receiver-in-Training? | The last selection failed. |
| What quality is Jonas not yet expected to have as The Receiver? | Wisdom |
| How does Jonas confirm his Capacity to See Beyond? | The crowds face changes. |
| Why does the crowd chant Jonas's name? | They are giving him life in his new role. |
| How does Jonas's selection initially make him feel? | isolated |
| What happens when Jonas asks his parents for the previous Receiver's name? | they say her name has been banned |
| Which of the following is NOT a rule that Jonas must follow as The Receiver of Memory? | he cannot share his feelings with his family |
| What does his new permission to lie make Jonas wonder? | if all adults are allowed to lie |
| What is unusual about the door to The Receiver's Annex? | it is locked |
| What is most unusual about the Annex? | the books |
| What is NOT part of The Receiver's job? | to gather stories from the community |
| How are memories transmitted by The Giver? | by touch and rememberance |
| What is the first memory The Giver gives to Jonas? | snow |
| How does Jonas awaken from his memory? | by opening his eyes |
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