The Giver Chapters 6-8 Quiz

Why is Gabriel staying with Jonas’s family at night?

• The baby is inadequate and needs time.
• Jonas’s parents applied for another baby
• Jonas’s father made a plea to the Committee.
• Gabriel only stays with Jonas’s family until bedtime.

What happened after the first Caleb died?

• The name was never used again.
• He was replaced by a female newchild.
• A memorial was established in the Community.
• The Community performed the Ceremony of Loss.

What has Jonas been selected for?

• Assistant Director of Recreation
• Pilot
• Doctor
• Receiver of Memory

What is one of the most important tasks small children need to learn?

• How to help each other
• Precision of language
• How to button their jacket
• Toilet training

What will Jonas’s training require?

• To have courage
• To share his newfound wisdom with others.
• Both A and B
• Neither A nor B

What quality does Jonas feel he already possess/ has for the job?

• Wisdom
• Patience
• The Capacity to See Beyond
• Intelligence

When did the Committee fail in its selection?

• Four years ago
• Sixteen years ago
• Eighty years ago
• Ten years ago

How does Jonas feel about the job of Birthmother?

• It is necessary for the community.
• It is an important job although not highly thought of.
• Only intelligent women should be Birthmothers.
• It is of little concern because he cannot be one.

What happens when someone is released?

• Only the Old know and will not tell.
• He/she lives in the next community.
• The person can never return to the community.
• The community celebrates the person and performs the Ceremony of Release.