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PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST! The Giver by Lois Lowry Final Test Re-take Directions: If the statement is true, mark A. If the statement is false, mark B. For extra credit, on a sheet of loose leaf paper, if the answer is false, re-write the statement to make it true. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Jonass assignment is Receiver-in-Training. Father works at the House of the Old. Mother works at the Department of Justice. Lily said to Jonas, He has pale eyes, just like you! Gabriel is Jonass younger brother. The Giver, who used to be The Receiver, holds the communities memories. If a newchild does not sleep through the night by a certain age, that newchild will be released. Each December, all of the children become one year older. The community wants everyone to be the same.

10. One way the community controls its citizens is by making them take a pill to make them stronger. 11. Children are identified by a number until they are placed with a family. 12. Families share the best part and worst part of their day after the evening meal. 13. A newchild may be released as a reward. 14. A Birthmother gives birth every three years, then performs hard labor until she becomes too old to work. 15. All citizens are given a car. 16. When a child becomes an Eight, they must start volunteering in the community. 17. The childs parents decide what that childs assignment will be. 18. The Receiver-in-Training must possess courage. 19. A rule that Jonas must follow during his training is, You may not lie. 20. The first memory Jonas receives is that of snow. 21. The first color Jonas sees is green. 22. The Givers favorite memory was a family at a Thanksgiving dinner. 23. When the Giver gave his favorite memory to Jonas, Jonas did not know what a grandparent was.

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24. In the community, if twins are born, one of them is released. 25. Jonas had to escape the community quickly because he had stolen Fathers bicycle. 26. Jonas misses his family unit after he leaves the community. 27. As Jonas moves farther away from the community, he begins to see animals and he experiences weather. 28. At the end of the novel, Jonas sees a lake and hears the wind. 29. The genre of The Giver is Dystopian fiction. 30. The resolution of the story is very clear to the reader. 31. A nuisance is something that is annoying or causes problems. 32. To do something in a leisurely way is to do it very quickly. 33. If someone does something in haste, they do it in a slow, relaxed way and without hurrying. 34. If it is invariable that something will happen, then it will happen. 35. If something is vague, it is clear and precise. 36. It is an infraction to steal. 37. You will receive a reprieve from school on the last day. 38. Artists are usually not very meticulous. 39. Jonas bathes Larissa at The House of the Old during the exposition of the story. 40. The inciting incident of The Giver is when Jonas notices the change in the apple. 41. The setting of The Giver is The Community in the present time. 42. Man vs. Self is one of the conflicts in The Giver. 43. Lily is a dynamic character in The Giver. 44. The Community is the antagonist in The Giver. 45. An example of flashback in The Giver is when Jonas sees the plane fly overhead and he learns what the word fear means. 46. Jonas receives his memories during the rising action of the story. 47. The climax of the story is when Jonas and Gabriel get on the sled and slide down towards the house at the end of the story. 48. Pale eyes are a symbol of being able to see and think clearly and deeply. 49. One theme from The Giver is that people learn from their memories and gain wisdom from remembering past experiences. 50. The author of The Giver is Jerry Spinelli.