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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.

Author
rebel_lover

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
287,696

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the book "The Giver" published? Hint

1993

2003

1990

1995

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Question 2 of 10

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

June

January

December

March

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Question 3 of 10

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

One parent and two children

Two parents and one child

Two parents and three children

Two parents and two children

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did the community consist of? Hint

All of these

No crime

No poverty

No one was sick

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Question 5 of 10

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

Lily

Ginger

Ashley

Lillian

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why were people Released to "Elsewhere"? Hint

As a punishment

The Release of the elderly

All of these

The Release of newborn children

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Question 7 of 10

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

The Giver

The children

The elderly

The newborns

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Question 8 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

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

When they become nines

When they become eights

When they bacome twelves

When they become sevens

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Question 10 of 10

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

Dogs

Music

His father

Bombs

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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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