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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jonas's reaction when The Giver begs for forgiveness after he gives Jonas the war memory?
(a) He asks him to take back the memory.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He forgives The Giver.
(d) He asks for forgiveness himself.

2. What happened to the last Receiver, and why did she fail?
(a) She could not handle the good and bad memories.
(b) She wanted to have a family.
(c) She was not happy to do her job.
(d) She upset the community.

3. What will essentially happen if Jonas leaves the community?
(a) The community will miss Jonas.
(b) The community will war against each other.
(c) The community will rid themselves of Jonas's family.
(d) The community will be forced to bear the memories.

4. How do the children react to Jonas when he does not want to play the game in the field?
(a) They are irritated.
(b) They question him.
(c) They ask him to join.
(d) They ask him to leave.

5. What will happen if Jonas dies?
(a) The Giver will receive his memories.
(b) He will forget everything.
(c) His memories will go back to the people.
(d) His parents will receive his bad memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memories will The Giver transfer to Jonas to prepare him for his escape?

2. What is the first color Jonas is beginning to see?

3. What memory does Jonas give Gabriel during the night as he is trying to calm him down?

4. What does Jonas no longer care about as the journey gets progressively longer?

5. Because Gabriel is doing so well, where do the nurturers decide that Gabriel must be taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why did the old Receiver fail?

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

5. What happens as a result of Jonas receiving the memory of war?

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

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

8. What happens to Fiona's hair as Jonas and Fiona travel to the House of Old in Chapter 12?

9. What will happens to the identical twins?

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

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