Unit Test: the Giver

UNIT TEST: THE GIVER

Name: Date:

Part I- Vocabulary Matching (10 pts.)

____ 1. empower A. drowsiness

____ 2. meticulously B. intriguing

____ 3. stealthily C. of special beauty or charm

____ 4. frazzled D. give authority to

____ 5. emphatic E. suffering

____ 6. exquisite F. worn out

____ 7. anguish G. strongly expressed

____ 8. lethargy H. precisely

____ 9. sinuous I. furtive

____ 10. tantalizing J. curvy

Part II: Recognizing and matching details (20 pts.)

____ 1. Red A. held by the Receiver

____ 2. Music B. danger when Jonas escaped

____ 3. Pain C. limited in most households

____ 4. Books D. Jonas’ first evidence of seeing beyond

____ 5. Rosemary E. Author

____ 6. Lowry F. Killing

____ 7. Release G. The Giver’s special awareness

____ 8. Memories H. Medication

____ 9. Snow I. largely eliminated

____ 10. Relief-of-pain J. The Giver’s daughter

Part III: True or False (10 pts.)

1. ______Jonas’s mother had the assignment of agriculture study.

2. ______Jonas received memories for a year.

3. ______Jonas chose to do his volunteer work in a variety of places.

4. ______Lily never talked much.

5. ______Asher’s assignment was Nurturer.

Part IV: Fact or Opinion (10 pts.)

1. ______Jonas believed that memories should be shared.

2. ______Lily received a jacket at the Ceremony of Eight.

3. ______At one time, The Giver had a daughter named Rosemary.

4. ______The Giver gave the memory of snow to Jonas.

5. ______The Giver felt he should stay in the community to help after Jonas escaped.

Part V: Matching Characters (20 pts.)

1. _____ worked for the Department of Justice.

2. _____ leaders of the community.

3. _____ the most important member in the community.

4. _____ Jonas’s “funny” friend.

5. _____ assignment was to work with the new children.

6. _____ became the new Receiver of Memory.

7. _____ left the community with Jonas

8. _____ Jonas’s sister.

9. _____ in charge of the ceremonies.

10. ____ child who drowned in the river.

Part VI: Sequence of Events (10 pts.)

_____ Jonas and Gabe make it to Elsewhere

_____ Jonas has first Stirrings.

_____ Jonas learns The Giver has many books.

_____ Jonas learns what happens in Release.

_____ Jonas learns the memory of war.

Part VII: Essay (20 pts.) Choose one of the prompts believe and write a 2-3 paragraph response on the back of this paper. You may complete an EXTRA response in 2-3 paragraph form for extra credit.

1. Explain how memories, good and bad, were given to Jonas and tell how each affected his increasing “wisdom.”

2. Convince Jonas to change his mind about leaving the community.

3. Compare and contrast Jonas’s world with your world.

4. The “discipline wand” was used to correct children. Do you think corporal punishment should or should not be used in schools?

5. How would it feel to be a part of the community? What role would you like to have?