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THE GIVER
QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 7-10
Directions: Write your answer on the line below each question. (2 points each – 34 points total)
1. When were the original numbers of the group at the Ceremony of Twelve given out?
a) Before they entered the auditorium.
b) At the Ceremony of Nines.
c) At birth.
d) At the Ceremony of Ones.
ANSWER: C
2. What does a child do to provoke Adults to call their children by their original number and not their
name?
a) Eats.
b) Misbehaves.
c) Drinks.
d) Plays.
ANSWER: B
3. What is Jonas's original number?
a) Nineteen.
b) Fourteen.
c) Twenty-three.
d) Twenty-one.
ANSWER: A
4. After the Ceremony of Twelves, what characteristic no longer matters?
a) Skin tone.
b) Age.
c) Weight.
d) Height.
ANSWER: B
5. Which female, whose original number is eighteen, sits beside Jonas during the Ceremony of Twelves?
a) Fiona.
b) Asher.
c) Pierre.
d) Edna.
ANSWER: A
6. How many years have the Committee of Elders observed the community in order to decide on the next
Receiver?
a) Seven.
b) Two.
c) Ten.
d) Nine.
ANSWER: C
7. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a Receiver?
a) Courage.
b) Integrity.
c) Faith.
d) Wisdom.
ANSWER: C
8. What quality does Jonas already have but cannot be described?
a) The Ability to Judge.
b) The Capacity to See Beyond.
c) The Intelligence to Explore.
d) The Logic to Decide.
ANSWER: B
9. What happens to the audience when Jonas looks out upon them?
a) They laugh.
b) They become blurry.
c) They boo him.
d) They change, like the apple.
ANSWER: D
10. What does the crowd do to show their acceptance of the Chief Elder's final decision regarding Jonas's
assignment?
a) They cheer loudly.
b) They sing.
c) They chant his name.
d) They dance.
ANSWER: C
11. Which way does the community NOT react to the failure of the former Receiver?
a) The Receiver's name is never used again.
b) The Receiver's name is removed from the House of Records.
c) The Receiver's name is never spoken aloud again.
d) The Receiver has to pay a fine.
ANSWER: D
12. What can Jonas do now that he is exempt from rudeness?
a) Ask any question of any citizen and receive answers.
b) Say exactly what he wants.
c) Disobey rules.
d) Question authority.
ANSWER: A
13. Jonas is prohibited from all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Dream-telling.
b) Applying for Release.
c) Medication.
d) Lying.
ANSWER: D
14. Which instruction impresses Jonas the most?
a) Being exempt from rudeness.
b) Not discussing the training with his parents or elders.
c) Prohibited from Dream-telling.
d) Being able to lie.
ANSWER: D
15. The Receiver looks like any other person in the community EXCEPT for this one trait:
a) Broad shoulders.
b) Dark hair.
c) Hook nose.
d) Pale eyes.
ANSWER: D
16. What does the Receiver ask Jonas to refer to him as?
a) The Hopeful.
b) The Giver.
c) The Beloved.
d) The Receiver.
ANSWER: B
17. What is the first memory The Giver gives Jonas?
a) The memory of wind.
b) The memory of rain.
c) The memory of snow.
d) The memory of fire.
ANSWER: C