MARTYN
RD #1 2016 The Giver
Name: _____________________________ Per: ________
Total Correct_____/14
Directions: Choose or write the best answer to each question, using evidence presented in the passage.
When required, list specific numbers or paragraph letters from the story to support your answer.
1. What is the Sameness referring to? [must use
quotes and citations]
EXAMPLE: It states in the text that “___________” (Lowery),
therefore the Sameness is _______________.
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2. List the letters of the 2 paragraphs that best
support your answer. _____, ______
3. The Giver’s role in this dialogue seems to be to
(point of view)
A. lecture Jonas about what is correct
B. advise Jonas on what he should do
C. listen to Jonas and question him
D. challenge Jonas on his decisions
4. Make an inference about what’s so frightening
about people making their own choices? [must
use quotes and citations] (cause & effect)
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5. Give the number of the sentence that best
supports your answer. ______
6. You can infer that in Jonas’ world,
A. decisions are made for you
B. people make their own choices
C. people are allowed to elect
D. decisions are made by The Giver
7. List the letters of the 2 paragraphs that best
support your answer. _____, ______
8. In sentence 40, what does the word absurdity
most likely mean? [context clues]
A. seriousness
B. sadness
C. silliness
D. solemnity
9. Draw a conclusion about why Jonas is still
frustrated at the end of the passage. (inference)
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10. Give the letter of the paragraph that best
supports your answer _______
11. Based on the passage, which of the following
claims could be made about Jonas? That he
A. accepted his life without question
B. was questioning his society’s rules
C. was ready to make changes in his life
D. wanted The Giver to tell him what to do
12. Jonas’ primary conflict is:
A. between his desire to have choices and his
fear of making the wrong one.
B. between his desire to have freedom and his
fear of getting out of control
C. between his desire to have rules and his
fear of having too much order.
D. between his desire to have fun and his
desire to have rules.
13. List the letters of the 2 paragraphs that best
support your answer. _____, ______
14. What is the theme/central idea of this
passage? [general or specific?]
A. Life is full of choices.
B. Learning to think for yourself involves
difficult choices
C. People need to make their own choices in
life.
D. Life is not always fair.
EXTRA CREDIT: Explain how Jonas is characterized by
his circumstances and the conflict he faces. [Must use
quotes from the text to support your reasoning.]