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Quiz about The Giver
Quiz about The Giver

10 Questions: The Giver Multiple Choice Quiz | Literature


This is a simple quiz on the book 'The Giver' written by Lois Lowry.

A multiple-choice quiz by rebel_lover. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
rebel_lover
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
287,696
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
900
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Question 1 of 10
1. What year was the book "The Giver" published? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In what month does Jonas become a twelve and is assigned a job in the community? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many parent(s) and children does each family consist of? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What did the community consist of? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the name of Jonas's little sister? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Why were people Released to "Elsewhere"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who lives in the house of the old? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A laborer is a type of job in the community.


Question 9 of 10
9. When do children get front-buttoned jackets? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When Jonas runs away at the end of the book, what does Jonas think he hears? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What year was the book "The Giver" published?

Answer: 1993

Lois Lowry had written the book "The Giver" in 1993. The book was awarded with the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to the American Literature for Children.
2. In what month does Jonas become a twelve and is assigned a job in the community?

Answer: December

Every December they hold a ceremony where the ones become twos, twos become threes, threes become fours etc. all the way up to where the elevens become twelves and the new twelves are assigned a job in the community.
3. How many parent(s) and children does each family consist of?

Answer: Two parents and two children

Each family had been considered equal. They all had two parents, a mother and a father, and two children, a son and a daughter. This was one of the rules in the community, so everything would be the same.
4. What did the community consist of?

Answer: All of these

The community had a controlled climate, theres was no color, no poverty, no crime, no one was sick, and everyone 12 and older had assigned jobs.
5. What was the name of Jonas's little sister?

Answer: Lily

Jonas's little sister's name was Lily; she is not his biological sister.
6. Why were people Released to "Elsewhere"?

Answer: All of these

A Release is the worst punishment, but it's not just a punishment; it could also be the Release of the elderly or a newborn child. They have a party when they Release the elders and talk about their life. Then they walk into the Release room never to be seen or heard from again.
7. Who lives in the house of the old?

Answer: The elderly

The house of the old is where the elderly live in the community until they are Released.
8. A laborer is a type of job in the community.

Answer: True

Laborers are those who perform physical labor in the community after they give birth to three children in three years.
9. When do children get front-buttoned jackets?

Answer: When they become sevens

The children get the front-buttoned jackets when they become sevens, to show that they are gaining more responsibility; when the children become nines they get a bicycle; when the children become eights they get their comfort objects taken away; when they become twelves they receive their assigned jobs in the community.
10. When Jonas runs away at the end of the book, what does Jonas think he hears?

Answer: Music

He hears people singing. There could be two endings to the book. One could be that he is remembering a memory as he's freezing to death in the snow and he hears music from his memory, or he could really see a house and hear people singing in the distance.
Source: Author rebel_lover

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