The Giver Chapter 2 Quiz

What is the Ceremony of Twelve

• When children receive their life assignments

• When children become adults

• When children are assigned a spouse

• When children graduate from school

What do Jonas’s parents say about the Committee of Elders

• They carefully observe each child

• They make mistakes

• They let the children choose

• They only care about rules

What does Jonas’s father confess he once did

• Looked up a name list

• Broke a bike rule

• Forgot his assignment

• Skipped a ceremony

What rule is almost always broken by children before the Ceremony of Nine

• Riding bicycles early

• Staying out after dark

• Talking back to adults

• Eating in private

What is Jonas’s comfort object

• A bear

• A tiger

• A rabbit

• A blanket

What are comfort objects used for

• To help young children sleep

• To learn responsibility

• To teach about animals

• To prepare for school

Why does Jonas feel unsure about the upcoming ceremony

• He doesn’t know what assignment he will receive

• He is afraid of forgetting his lines

• He doesn't want to leave his family

• He wants a different comfort object

What do adults do with their comfort objects

• They return them

• They keep them for life

• They burn them

• They give them to friends

Who assigns jobs in the community

• The Committee of Elders

• The parents

• The children themselves

• The schoolteachers

How are assignments decided

• By years of observation

• By lottery

• By random selection

• By test scores