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Date______________________
Test Time
(Complete the sentences below)
1.
Jonas lives in a Community where children are born to Birthmothers and spend their first year at the _________
_____________. Every year there is a _________________ when children move up to the next level.
2.
From the time children are 8 until they are 12, they do _____________________ anywhere they want within
the Community. This is the first time in their lives they have the freedom of ______________. When children
are ____________ they get an _________________ based on their interests and skills.
3.
At night every family unit talks about the _____________ they had during the day, and very morning they tell
about the ___________ they had that night. As they get older, they ______________ to keep from having
too many feelings.
4.
At Jonas’s Ceremony of _____________ he is assigned to be the new ____________________________.
He is taking the place of the female one before him, who ___________________.
5.
In his assignment, he meets ________________ who transmits _______________ to him. The Receiver’s job
is to _____________ the elders when they have a difficult decision to make, and to hold the memories so the
rest of the Community can be _________________.
6.
Jonas receives memories of pleasure, like __________________________________________________
and memories of pain, like ____________________________________________________________.
7.
After they watch the _______________ of the twin, they come up with a plan for Jonas to ____________
and ________________ to stay and help the Community handle the ____________ that will be released.
8.
When ________________ is scheduled for release because he is not _____________________ , Jonas
decides he must ______________________.
9.
As they get farther and farther away from the Community, they begin to experience feelings like _________
______________________________________________________ for themselves.
Multiple Choice:
(Choose the best answer)
10. Who are Jonas’ 2 friends?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Lily and his father.
Asher and Fiona.
Benjamin and Rosemary.
Gabe and Lily.
11. After the release of the twin, Jonas
a) Realizes that both his father and
Fiona are killing people.
b) Wants to apply for release.
12. When they went to Sameness, they
got rid of
a) Color and music and snow.
b) Work and families.
c) Hunger and pain.
d)
Both a and c.
Short Answer:
How is life in the Community better than life Elsewhere? Explain your thinking:
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Note: All questions based on
questions from the quizzes.
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Date______________________
Test Time
(Complete the sentences below)
1.
Nurturing
Jonas lives in a Community where children are born to Birthmothers and spend their first year at the _________
Center
Ceremony
_____________.
Every year there is a _________________
when children move up to the next level.
2.
volunteer hours
From the time children are 8 until they are 12, they do _____________________
anywhere they want within
choice
the Community. This is the first time in their lives they have the freedom of ______________.
When children
twelve
assignment
are ____________
they get an _________________
based on their interests and skills.
3.
feelings
At night every family unit talks about the _____________
they had during the day, and very morning they tell
dreams
take pills
about the ___________
they had that night. As they get older, they ______________
to keep from having
too many feelings.
4.
Twelve
Receiver of Memory
At Jonas’s Ceremony of _____________
he is assigned to be the new ____________________________.
failed
He is taking the place of the female one before him, who ___________________.
5.
The Giver
memories
In his assignment, he meets ________________
who transmits _______________
to him. The Receiver’s job
advise
is to _____________
the elders when they have a difficult decision to make, and to hold the memories so the
carefree
rest of the Community can be _________________.
6.
sledding, sunshine, family, Christmas, sailing (more possible answers)
Jonas receives memories of pleasure, like __________________________________________________
breaking a leg, war, death of an elephant (more possible answers)
and memories of pain, like ____________________________________________________________.
7.
release
leave/escape
After they watch the _______________
of the twin, they come up with a plan for Jonas to ____________
The Giver
memories
and ________________
to stay and help the Community handle the ____________
that will be released.
8.
Gabe
sleeping well at night
When ________________
is scheduled for release because he is not _____________________
, Jonas
leave early (with Gabe)
decides he must ______________________.
9.
joy,
As they get farther and farther away from the Community, they begin to experience feelings like _________
happiness, fear, hunger and love
______________________________________________________
for themselves.
Multiple Choice:
(Choose the best answer)
10. Who are Jonas’ 2 friends?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Lily and his father.
Asher and Fiona.
Benjamin and Rosemary.
Gabe and Lily.
11. After the release of the twin, Jonas
a) Realizes that both his father and
Fiona are killing people.
b) Wants to apply for release.
12. When they went to Sameness, they
got rid of
a) Color and music and snow.
b) Work and families.
c) Hunger and pain.
d)
Both a and c.
Short Answer:
How is life in the Community better than life Elsewhere? Explain your thinking:
Sample
Answer:
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Life
in the Community is safe and fair, without hunger or pain. It is a pleasant and carefree life. Elsewhere, while there
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are
things like beauty, music and love, there are also terrible things like pain, starvation and war.
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