Vocabulary
Night
The Chocolate War
A Day No Pigs Would Die
The Giver
100
What does commence mean?
to start or begin
100

What was Elie's inheritance from his father?

A. The inheritance was a few diamonds Mr. Wiesel had hidden in the heel of his shoe.

B. The inheritance was a gold watch and chain.

C. The inheritance was a knife and spoon.

D. The inheritance was long underwear and a pair of socks.

C. The inheritance was a knife and spoon.
100
The spring before the story begins, Jerry’s mother...

a. divorced his father

b. took a job on the West Coast

c. went back to medical school

d. died

d. died
100
Where should Robert have been as Chapter 1 begins?

(a) Home

(b) Library 


(c) School 


(d) Church

C. School
100
Jonas first saw the colour red:

a. in Fiona’s hair

b. in the crowd during the Ceremony of Twelve

c. in the rainbow

d. in an apple while playing catch

d. in an apple while playing catch
200
What does facsimile mean?
an exact copy
200
What was Elie's only desire when he was freed?

A. He wanted to eat.

B. He wanted to sleep.

C. He wanted to find out if his mother and sisters were alive.

D. He wanted to take a bath.

A. He wanted to eat.
200
The Goober’s assignment was to...

a. attack Jerry from behind on the football field

b. make Brother Leon’s posters fall off the walls

c. get Jerry to sell chocolates

d. loosen the screws in one of the classrooms

d. loosen all the screws in one of the classrooms
200
What animal does Robert have an encounter with?

(a) Cow 


(b) Wolf 


(c) Dog


 (d) Horse

A. Cow
200
What word is considered “too general” and therefore not used in the community?

A. dislike

B. proud

C. enjoy

D. love

D. love
300
What does appease mean?
to satisfy
300
What did Elie realize about Rabbi Eliahou's son just after the evacuation?

A. The son was dead and the Rabbi could not admit it.

B. The son had been trying to lose his father as the men were all running.

C. The son had escaped and did not take his father.

D. The son betrayed his father to get extra bread for himself.

B. The son had been trying to lose his father as the men were all running.
300
At first, Jerry refused to sell chocolates because

a.he wanted to put his energy into playing football

b.his Vigils Assignment was to sell chocolates

c.his Vigils Assignment was to refuse to sell chocolates

d.he felt that it was wrong to sell old candy

c.his Vigils Assignment was to refuse to sell chocolates
300
What is Mr. Tanner's gift to Robert for his help with Apron?

(A) One of the calves

(B) Twenty-five cents

(C) A pig

(D) A lamb

C. A Pig
300
8. Who was the Giver’s daughter?

A. Emma Katherine

B. Lily

C. Fiona

D. Rosemary

D. Rosemary
400
What does transcend mean?
to rise above; exceed
400
How many men started out in the train? How many were left when they arrived at Buchenwald?

A. Ten thousand men started out. Five hundred were left.

B. Three hundred started out. Fifty were left.

C. Four thousand started out. Two thousand were left.

D. One hundred men started out. About twelve were left.

D. One hundred men started out. About twelve were left.
400
Brother Leon got Caroni to tell about Jerry’s “assignment” by...

a.smacking Caroni’s cheek with a pointer

b.giving Caroni a low grade and suggesting he might raise it

c.threatening to reveal that Caroni was a cheater

d.telling Caroni that Jerry had said something insulting about him

b.giving Caroni a low grade and suggesting he might raise it
400
What prize does Pinky win at the Rutland Fair?

a. Best Behaved Pig

b. Most Beautiful Pig

c. Strongest Pig

d. Largest Pig

a. Best Behaved Pig
400
What Assignment is considered low and not honorable?

A. Receiver of Memory

B. Nurturer

C. Birthmother

D. Director of Recreation

C. Birthmother
500
What does implacable mean?
unable to be satisfied
500
What was the setting and the year for the first section of the book?

A. 1935-1939 in Prague, Czechoslovakia

B. 1950-1952 in Palestine and Jerusalem

C. 1910-1915 in Berlin, Germany

D. 1942-1944 in Sighet, Transylvania

D. 1942-1944 in Sighet, Transylvania
500
Jerry removed his tie because the hippie on the street...

a. told him to prepare to fight

b. called him “square”

c. demanded the tie

d. choked him by yanking the tie

b. Called him "square"
500
Why does Rob's father say they are rich?

(a) They almost own their land

(b) They have a lot of money

(c) They have each other

(d) A and C

(d) A and C
500
10. What is the Giver’s favorite memory?

A. Christmas with grandparents

B. lying in a hammock on the beach

C. eating Thanksgiving dinner with family

D. snow skiing in the mountains

A. Christmas with grandparents