The Giver Chapters 1-7

1) What had frightened Jonas about a year ago (his memory at the beginning of the book)?

• a thunderstorm

• a jet

• a bear

• a policeman

The effect of committing a wrongdoing in Jonas’s community is:

• death

• jail

• community service

• release

Every day after the evening meal, Jonas's family...

• washes dishes

• talks about their feelings

• watches tv as a family

• reads a story together

What concern did Father have?

• one of the newborns wasn’t growing quickly enough

• the gas prices were rising

• he wanted to make more money

• he wanted to try a new job

What was unusual about the number of children of any one age in Jonas’s community?

• The number of children varied from year to year

• There were always more girls than boys

• There were always 50 children of each age

• There were always more boys than girls

What rule had father broken?

• Walked to work instead of riding his bicycle

• Didn't go to the Ceremony in December

• Asked for three children

• Looked up Gabe's name

The receiver was ____

• The most important elder

• The person getting a newchild

How were the people in Jonas’s community assigned Jobs?

• Everyone registered for the jobs they wanted at the courthouse

• The elders assigned them

• They were randomly drawn from a hat

At what age does everyone stop celebrating birthdays?

• 15

• 18

• 12

• 21

Comfort objects are __

• “imaginary” animals such as bears and elephants

• heated blankets

• pajamas

• small music players that play soothing music