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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 does Jonas suggest his Father do to help soothe Gabriel during the night?

2. What character does Jonas try to give an awareness of the color red to?

3. What object does Father take out of the cupboard after the identical twins are weighted?

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

5. When do Jonas and Gabriel openly travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Jonas and Gabriel began to get hungry on their journey. How does Jonas alleviate this feeling, and is it successful?

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

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

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

6. Describe Jonas's parents reaction to the elephant memory that Jonas shares with them.

7. Why did the old Receiver fail?

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

9. What does Jonas want to watch his Father do at the beginning of Chapter 19? How does the Giver make this happen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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