an exam preparation of the story book The Giver for English teachers

1. EXAM REVISION
CHAPTERS 1-4

2. QUESTION 1
• Can you describe Jonas’s family and family structure in the story?

3. ANSWER 1
• It is called a family unit. Family units are formed by application, with one
man, one woman who did not choose each other. Each couple then
should have only one boy and one girl.

4. QUESTION 2
• What is «RELEASE»? What are the reasons for release?

5. ANSWER 2
• Release is a serious punishment. An ultimate failure for the citizen. They are
sent to a Releasing Room and they never return. The exceptions are the
celebration of the release of the elderly and the release of a newchild.

6. QUESTION 3
• What happens in the Ceremony of Twelve? Why is it so
important ? Are there any more ceremonies?

7. ANSWER 3
Twelve year old children in the community receive their Assignments- how
they will work and contribute to the community. After this ceremony, they
will begin training in their Assignment area. An example of another
ceremony is Ceremony of Ones. Families are given their babies.

8. QUESTION 4
• How will Jonas' life change after he receives his Assignment?

9. ANSWER 4
• He will attend training after school each day. He will have less
time for recreation and playing with his friends. He will meet
new children and make new friends during his Assignment
training.

10. QUESTION 5
• What happens at the ceremony of release of Roberto?

11. ANSWER 5
• They celebrate his life and tell all about the things he has done for the
community. After that, he goes into the releasing room. / 1-telling of his
life 2-the toast 3-cheering 4-chanting the anthem 5-a goodbye speech.

12. QUESTION 6
• What does a Birthmother do? Why doesn’t her mother like the
Assignment?

13. ANSWER 6
• They give birth 3 times, and during those periods of pregnancy they are
taken well care of and they eat good food. After that they become
laborers. Lily’s mother see very little honor in that.

14. QUESTION 7
• What is the evening ritual called? What do the families do after
dinner every evening?

15. ANSWER 7
• They have a ritual called telling of feelings. They tell their feelings and help
each other relieve stress.

16. QUESTION 8
• What strange event involving the apple happened? What did
Jonas do?

17. ANSWER 8
• Something strange happened to the apple and he took it home to
examine it closely. The colour of the apple changed and slowly turned
into red. He took it home to see if the apple would keep changing.

18. QUESTION 9
• Why were Gabe’s eyes of such interest to Jonas?

19. ANSWER 9
• Most people in the community had dark eyes. Gabe’s pale eyes
were like his own; they formed a bond between the two boys.

20. QUESTION 10
• What is the name of the woman who tells Jonas about the
celebration?

21. ANSWER 10
• Larissa