Characters
Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
Precision of Language
Surprise Me
100
Caring, worried, and frustrated with the community
Jonas
100
The sentence "The plan seemed startlingly simple" is an example of which of the following:

a. alliteration
b. metaphor
c. simile
d. personification
a. alliteration
100
What does Jonas see at the end of the novel?

a. he sees a small house and a family
b. he sees a lot of animals
c. he sees a thunderstorm at the edge of Elsewhere
a. he sees a small house and family
100
Why must Jonas take pills for his stirrings ?

a. to suppress his feelings
b. to help him not get sick
c. to make sure he doesn't lie
a. to suppress his feelings
100
What do Jonas' pale eyes symbolize?

a. Jonas' uniqueness
b. Jonas' freedom
c. Jonas' insecurities
a. Jonas' uniqueness
200
Longs to be with his daughter
The Giver
200
Read the following quote and determine the type of figurative language present:

"Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference."

a. personification
b. alliteration
c. repetition
d. metaphor
c. repetition
200
Why does Jonas interrupt the game of good guys vs. bad guys?

a. they aren't following the rules of the game
b. he recognizes that their behavior is a representation of pain
c. he thinks it makes them look immature
b. he recognizes that their behavior is a representation of pain
200
What happens during the Ceremony of Loss?

a. the community releases a child
b. the community chants the released person's name until they hear it no longer
c. the community goes to church to mourn the loss
b. the community chants the released person's name until they hear it no longer
200
Read the following quote and determine the tone exhibited in the passage: "Then he heard the gasp -- the sudden intake of breath, drawn sharply in astonishment."

a. joyful
b. suspenseful
c. uncertain
b. suspenseful
300
This character is labeled uncertain and allowed to stay in the Nurturing Center
Gabriel
300
Read the following quote and determine which type of figurative language is being used:

"Then the men were gone, speeding toward the horizon in a vehicle that spit pebbles from its whirling tires."

a. hyperbole
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. allusion
c. personification
300
What is Jonas's first memory?

a. he sees a red apple
b. he sees himself bathing Fiona
c. he is sliding down a snowy hill
c. he is sliding down a snowy hill
300
Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for the way he feels than “frightened”?

a. he wants to sound smarter
b. his mom used the word apprehensive before and he wants to mimic her
c. it is a better word to use to express his feelings
c. it is a better word to use to express his feelings
300
The author Lois Lowry uses a variety of symbols in the novel to give deeper meaning to the story. In this story, what does Gabriel symbolize?

a. that people need to be honest with their feelings
b. that there is a possibility of a new beginning
c. that the people in the community should start acting like angels
b. that there is a possibility of a new beginning
400
Caretaker of the old
Fiona
400
Jonas being selected as the Giver is an allusion to which of the following

a. to the story of being the first born in your family
b. to the story of Jonah the Whale
c. to the story of Jesus being the "chosen one"
c. to the story of Jesus being the "chosen one"
400
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?

a. he eats too much food for the community to sustain
b. he hit a staff member
c. he isn't growing fast enough
c. he isn't growing fast enough
400
Which of the following is not a reason to be released?

a. someone discussed their stirrings
b. someone has gotten old
c. someone applied for a new assignment
a. someone discussed their stirrings
400
The nightly ritual of The Telling of Feelings is an example of which type of irony?

a. situational irony
b. dramatic irony
c. verbal irony
a. situational irony
500
Drowned as a four
Caleb
500
Which of the following would be considered a euphemism for someone who is unemployed?

a. kicked the bucket
b. taking some time off
c. let go
c. let go
500
Why is a comfort object given to a newchild?

a. to give them something to play with
b. it's a birthday gift
c. to make them less dependent on their parents
c. to make them less dependent on their parents
500
What is Elsewhere?

a. the place where people go to hangout
b. the place where they send all the released children
c. the place beyond the boundaries of the community
c. the place beyond the boundaries of the community
500
What is a theme present in the story The Giver?

a. Family is the most important thing
b. People should celebrate individuality and not sameness
c. Some sacrifices may be more harmful than good
c. Some sacrifices may be more harmful than good
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