The Giver Review

1. Which answer choice is the most accurate supporting detail for the following statement: Asher symbolizes the characteristics necessary to be a good Assistant Director of Recreation?

• a. Asher owns a lot of sports equipment including a baseball, a tennis racquet, and a basketball.

• b. Asher’s father was a Recreation Director before his release to a nearby Community.

• c. Asher has playful personality and a cheerful disposition which is enjoyed throughout the Community.

• d. Asher is an example of an award-winning athlete among his peers in the Community.

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2. Which answer below is NOT a quality a Receiver is expected to have?

• a. light eyes & a nurturing personality

• b. wisdom & courage

• c. capacity to see beyond

• d. intelligence & integrity

3. Which one of the rules/instructions for a new Receiver of Memory confuses Jonas the most?

• a. not being able to have free time to spend with his friends

• b. why he can no longer share his dreams with his family

• c. being given permission to tell lies

• d. being able to apply for release

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4. “Jonas was identified as a possible Receiver many years ago. We have observed him meticulously. There were no dreams of uncertainty. He has shown all the qualities that a Receiver must have.”

Which answer choice best defines the meaning of the word meticulously as it is used in the excerpt above?

• a. with great curiosity

• b. through the eyes of the Giver

• c. secretly

• d. carefully and extensively

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5 When Jonas enters the Annex for the first time, the Attendant stands to acknowledge his presence. What does the Attendant’s actions imply?

• a. The Attendant has very good manners

• b. The Attendant understands that the Receiver of Memory is a very honored and respected position.

• c. It is customary for all Attendants to stand whenever another individual enters a room.

• d. The Attendant is blind, and thinks Jonas is the Giver.

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6. “The Capacity to See Beyond” simply means ….

• a. the ability to see outside the Community and into Elsewhere.

• b. the capability to see into the minds of citizens in the Community.

• c. having the gift of foreshadowing.

• d. the ability to see colors, to recognize the dimensions of certain objects, and gain wisdom from the past.

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7. What message is The Giver trying to convey to Jonas when he shares the metaphor below about the snow?

“At first it’s exhilarating: the speed; the sharp, clear air; but then the snow accumulates, builds up on the runners, and you slow, you have to push hard to keep going, and ---“

• a. Sledding downhill through deep snow can be very dangerous.

• b. The accumulation of snow represents the accumulation of years of life after release from the Community.

• c. Memories build in one’s mind like snow on runners which can cause moving forward to progressively become more and more difficult until an individual becomes too tired to keep going.

• d. Some things can initially appear to be fun; however, they can change in an instant to sad and depressing experiences.

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1) Many people believe e-mail has made mailing letters _____________.

• ominous

• dumbfounded

• obsolete

2) When Brayden met his favorite celebrity, he was so _____________ he could not remember his own name.

• profound

• assimilate

• dumbfounded

Sue felt __________ when nobody chose her for a kickball team.

a. acquire b. dejected b. ambush

• acquire

• dejected

• ambush