1. high school : teacher :: university : ______ a) reliable  b) villain  c) professer  d) misspell  e) audible  f) NOTA
2. misc. : abbreviate :: equipt : _____  a) miscellanious  b) reliable  c) probably  d) necessary  e) misspell  f) NOTA
3. protagonist : hero :: antagonist : ______  a) miserable  b) satellite  c) exaggerate  d) miscellaneous  e) villin  f) NOTA
4. required : necessary :: various : ______  a) beginning  b) available  c) miscellaneous  d) desirable  e) necessary  f) NOTA
5. food : ____ :: sound : _____  a) eatable, audible  b) edible, audable  c) edable, audible  d) edible, audible  e) NOTA
6. responsible : reliable :: outfitted : _____  a) misspelled  b) equipt  c) available  d) exaggerated  e) necessary  f) NOTA

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7. Which one is an example of a euphemism?  a) "jumbo shrimp"  b) "whole entire thing"  c) "Spare the rod, spoil the child."  d) OMG  e) NOTA

"Jonas and his mother rolled their eyes, yet they watched affectionately as Lily and her father headed to her sleeping-room with the stuffed elephant that had been given to her as her comfort object when she was born."
1) and  2) yet  3) as  4) and  5) to  6) with  7) when

Though Jonas is excited about what might happen in December, he is also apprehensive.
8) though  9) about  10) also
 

The Giver. (Chapters 1 and 2)

1. Being "released" is the ultimate punishment in this community.  a) True  b) False
2. In order to get Lily to not be angry at the rude little boy, her parents...  a) explain to her that the boy won't be back anyway.  b) explain to her that he had some sort of illness.  c) try to get her to understand how he might have felt.  d) tell her her feelings of anger are natural.  e) NOTA
3. What is Jonas's father’s job?  a) teaching  b) caring for babies  c) counseling  d) He doesn't have one.  e) NOTA
4. There are only three occasions when someone would be released from the community.  a) True  b) False
5. Who makes any important, final decisions about the way the community is run?  a) The Elders.  b) The Committee of Seven.  c) The Giver.  d) The Receiver.  e) NOTA
6. Why does everyone know that Lily's comment about keeping Gabriel has to be a joke?  Because Lily knows that...  a) Gabriel's parents will be taking him home soon.  b)  he is going to be released soon.  c)  her family isn't allowed to have another child.  d) Gabriel has to stay at The Center until he's a 5.  e) NOTA
7. What happens at the Ceremony of 12?  a) You get assigned your real name.  b) You get assigned your bicycle  c) You are assigned the person you are to marry.  d) You get assigned to an institute of higher learning.  e) You are assigned your job.
8. How is that decision made?  a) You take a test to see which is appropriate.  b) You are watched throughout your life.  c) You are interviewed.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
9. Who is the main protagonist of our novel so far?  a) Lily  b) The Community  c) The Giver  d) Jonas  e) NOTA
10. Jonas is _____ about the Ceremony of 12.  a) distraught    b) frightened  c) apprehensive  d) excited  e) distracted
11. Why?  a) Because he knows what the decision will be, and he doesn't like it.  b) Because he doesn't know what the decision will be.  c) Because he wants to stay an 11 for a while longer.  d) Because he will never see his friends again.  e) NOTA