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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it mean to be "released?"
(a) To be removed from church.
(b) To be removed from school.
(c) To be removed from sports teams.
(d) To be removed from the community.

2. What object does Jonas eat in order to feel the memory of a cold sensation?
(a) A snowflake.
(b) An icicle.
(c) A rain drop.
(d) Hail.

3. What is the first memory The Giver gives Jonas?
(a) The memory of snow.
(b) The memory of fire.
(c) The memory of wind.
(d) The memory of rain.

4. What gift is given at the Ceremony of Nines?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A comfort object.
(c) An assignment.
(d) A moped.

5. Jonas says he feels frightened in the beginning of the novel, then he changes his mind and replaces the name of his feeling with what word?
(a) Peril.
(b) Trepidation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Apprehension.

6. What kind of eyes does Gabriel, the newchild, have?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Pale.
(d) Yellow.

7. Information, including volunteer hours, is all housed in this building:
(a) The Nurturing Center.
(b) The Department of Justice.
(c) The House of the Old.
(d) The Hall of Open Records.

8. When were the original numbers of the group at the Ceremony of Twelve given out?
(a) Before they entered the auditorium.
(b) At birth.
(c) At the Ceremony of Ones.
(d) At the Ceremony of Nines.

9. How many males are awarded per family?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) As many as the parents can care for.

10. What assignment does Fiona receive?
(a) Assistant DIrector of the Fish Hatchery.
(b) Caretaker of the Old.
(c) Assistant Director of Recreation.
(d) Nurturer.

11. What objects were are out at the Ceremony of Elevens?
(a) New haircuts.
(b) New watches.
(c) New shoes.
(d) New clothing.

12. In the beginning of the novel, it is revealed that Jonas is categorized into which age group?
(a) Tens.
(b) Twelves.
(c) Elevens.
(d) Nines.

13. Which instruction impresses Jonas the most?
(a) Being able to lie.
(b) Being exempt from rudeness.
(c) Prohibited from Dream-telling.
(d) Not discussing the training with his parents or elders.

14. What is the name of Jonas's best friend introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) Asher.
(b) Ashton.
(c) Fred.
(d) Ashley.

15. What does a child do to provoke Adults to call their children by their original number and not their name?
(a) Plays.
(b) Drinks.
(c) Misbehaves.
(d) Eats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assignment does Jonas think Lily would be good at?

2. On the first day of training, Jonas rides to the House of Old with which character?

3. What is Gabriel's comfort object?

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

5. What is the second memory The Giver gives Jonas, and does not reveal the name of it?

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