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Quiz about The Giver
Quiz about The Giver

The Ultimate The Giver Quiz | Authors


This is my first quiz on the wonderful book, "The Giver" by Lois Lowry! I hope you liked it as much as I did! Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by cheer23. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
cheer23
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
272,691
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1362
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Question 1 of 10
1. Why was Jonas feeling apprehensive at the beginning of the book? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Why didn't Jonas want to turn around and see his parents at the ceremony after they had skipped him? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the Giver's daughter named? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Why didn't Jonas want to go back to his house after he had seen one of the twins released? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When Jonas came one day to the Giver, he was in pain. When Jonas asked to take some of the pain, what memory was he given? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the Giver's favorite memory? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was surprising about the instructions for his job that Jonas was given? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was Lily's comfort object? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Why did Jonas take his father's bicycle when he escaped with Gabe? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What would Jonas do when Gabe saw a plane? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Why was Jonas feeling apprehensive at the beginning of the book?

Answer: The Ceremony of Twelve was coming.

Jonas was apprehensive because the ceremony was coming, and he had no idea what his assignment would be. He also wanted to make his parents proud.
2. Why didn't Jonas want to turn around and see his parents at the ceremony after they had skipped him?

Answer: He knew their faces would be darkened with shame.

Jonas didn't want to see his parents' faces, because he knew they would be ashamed of him. Jonas didn't know what he had done wrong to not receive his assignment.
3. What was the Giver's daughter named?

Answer: Rosemary

The Giver's daughter was Rosemary, and she was the previous Receiver. The Giver didn't like to talk about it, because Rosemary had gotten released, and all of the memories had gone to the people, causing them fright.
4. Why didn't Jonas want to go back to his house after he had seen one of the twins released?

Answer: He realized that his father had been lying to him.

Jonas had been very surprised to discover that when someone was released, they were killed. He couldn't bear to face his father, who had lied to him.
5. When Jonas came one day to the Giver, he was in pain. When Jonas asked to take some of the pain, what memory was he given?

Answer: The battlefield after a war

When Jonas was given the memory, he was very shocked. He had never seen this many dead and dying people.

The Giver hadn't realized how much of the memory he had given to Jonas, and he was horrified at what he had done.
6. What was the Giver's favorite memory?

Answer: A family at Christmas

The Giver's favorite memory was of a family at Christmas. He loved that memory because of all the love the family was showing. The community didn't have love, and he really wanted it.
7. What was surprising about the instructions for his job that Jonas was given?

Answer: It said that he may tell lies.

At first, Jonas was very surprised by many of the rules, but the one that most surprised him was that he could tell lies. He had always been taught that lying was a horrible thing, and he couldn't bear thinking of being so rude.
8. What was Lily's comfort object?

Answer: A stuffed elephant

Lily's comfort object was an elephant, and Gabe's was a hippo. When Jonas tried to tell Lily that there really once were elephants, she didn't believe him.
9. Why did Jonas take his father's bicycle when he escaped with Gabe?

Answer: It had a child carrier in the back.

Jonas needed his father's bike, because he had to have a way to carry Gabe. Although it was a little too big for him, he still had to use it.
10. What would Jonas do when Gabe saw a plane?

Answer: Jonas gave them memories of cold things.

When a plane would fly overhead, Jonas would give both Gabe and him memories of cold things, so that the heat-sensing devices on the planes couldn't sense them. Jonas knew that their clothing would blend in with the woods, because everyone saw in black and white.
Source: Author cheer23

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