Characters
Caring, worried, and frustrated with the community
Jonas
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
What does Jonas see at the end of the novel?
a. he sees a small hut 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 hut and family
Double points: What type of literary device is shown here?
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
What do Jonas' pale eyes symbolize?
a. Jonas' uniqueness and suffering
b. Jonas' freedom and delight
c. Jonas' insecurities and apprehension
a. Jonas' uniqueness and suffering
Longs to be with his daughter
The Giver
Double point: What happened to the Giver's daughter?
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
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 doesn't think playing the game is a good idea
he recognizes that their behavior is a representation of pain
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 holds a meeting to mourn the loss
c. the community chants the released person's name until they hear it no longer
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
This character is labeled uncertain and allowed to stay in the Nurturing Center
Gabriel
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
Double points: Explain why this is personification?
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
Double points: Why is this memory important in the novel?
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
it is a better word to use to express his feelings
Double points: What is Jonas apprehensive about?
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 a new start of beginning is possible
c. that the people in the community should start acting like angels
b. that a new start of beginning is possible
Double points: What is this an allusion to?
Caretaker of the old
Fiona
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"
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
Which of the following is not a reason to be released?
a. someone discussed their stirrings
b. someone created an error in the community
c. someone applied to leave
someone discussed their stirrings
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
Double points: Describe why this is considered situational irony.
Drowned as a four
Caleb
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
Double points: What is one euphemism that is used in the novel?
Why is a comfort object given to a new child?
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
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
the place beyond the boundaries of the community
Double points: When does Jonas get to Elsewhere?
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