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

2. What is one reason why a person is released?

3. What assignment does Lily think sounds like a luxury, a thought for which her mother reprimands her?

4. What activity does a person start when they become a Seven?

5. How does Jonas feel after he receives treatment in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who observes the children in order to place them into appropriate jobs?

2. What catches Jonas's eye when he first enters the Receiver's office and why?

3. Who is Gabriel?

4. What does Jonas learn from Larissa at the House of the Old?

5. What ritual is Jonas's family participating in as the novel opens?

6. What is the significance of the Ceremony of Nine?

7. Why is Gabriel not part of the 'Ones'?

8. How do the elevens line up when they enter the stage?

9. What instruction is Jonas most impressed with when he receives the printed sheet that describes his training?

10. What rule is often broken at the ceremony of Nine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Analyze the ending of The Giver. Do you agree with how the story ends? Cite one piece of evidence from the text that you relate to and agree with. What is the central message of the novel?

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