1. Which of these is probably an example of foreshadowing from chapter 12?  a) When Jonas doesn't tell Fiona about his training when she expects him to.  b) When Jonas dreamed there was a place beyond where the sled stopped.  c) When the Giver told him he was seeing red.  d) When the Giver tells Jonas he's going to give him a memory of a rainbow.  e) When the Giver says that "hair like Fiona's must drive them crazy."
2. Even though Jonas is forbidden to talk about his training, he thinks, even if it were not, it still would have been impossible to discuss things with his friends.  Why?  a) He thinks they wouldn't believe him.  b) They would have laughed at him.  c) It would mark him as different.  d) His friends couldn't have understood any of it.  e) NOTA
3. Which quote foreshadows a conflict between Jonas and the community?  a) "I apologize for making you wait." p85  b) "She expected him to describe his first day of training." p85  c) "You're beginning to see the color red." p89  d) "We shouldn't have!"  p91  e) "Everyone in the community has one-generation memories." p88-89
4. What does Jonas say happens if everything is the same?  a) People don't fight.  b) There is no jealousy or competition.  c) Life isn't fun.  d). There are no choices.  e) NOTA
5. What does Jonas conclude is the reason for the Sameness?  a) To prevent wars.  b) To protect people from making wrong choices.  c) It's easier  d) There's no confusion   e) NOTA
6. Why does Jonas now find himself getting angry at his groupmates?  a) They're not as smart as he once thought.  b) They treat him differently because in training to be the Receiver.  c) The pain from the training is making him angry.  d) They are satisfied with their dull lives.  e) NOTA
7. For Jonas, what is the most frustrating rule of his training?  a) The one about medication for pain.  b) The one about talking about his training.  c) The one about rudeness.  d) The one about lying.  e) The one about not asking for release.
8. What disturbed Jonas the most about the memory of the elephant?  a) The guns.  b) The blood.  c) The brutality of the men.  d) The fact that there were two colors of men.  e) The anguish of the other elephant.
9. When the previous successor to The Giver failed, what happened?  a) The people had no one to make decisions.  b)  The Receiver was punished.  c) Her memories were released into the Community, and the people felt pain. d) The books were banned when people found out.  e) The memories were lost.
10. The Giver says that knowing facts without having memories is...  a) stupid  b) conflict-free  c) easier  d) meaningless  e) intelligence
11. On p100, when the Giver says, "A great honor," he is being ironic.  a) True  b) False
12. What makes Jonas feel "desperately lonely"?  a)  The fact that he went to bed early   b) He misses Asher and Fiona   c) The realization that the others have  never felt pain   d) Not being able to talk about his training   e) The fact that he has to spend all of his time with The Giver
13. The Giver tells Jonas that the memories of pain and suffering give them wisdom.  a) True  b) False
14. What memory was the strongest when the Elders sought the Giver's advice about increasing the birthrate?  a) Jealousy  b) Racism  c) Sickness.  d) Hunger  e) NOTA
15. What memory followed that? a) Jealousy  b) Racism  c) Sickness.  d) Hunger  e) NOTA
16. Why is The Giver the one with all of the memories?  a) So that not everyone will be burdened and pained.   b) Because he is the most intelligent person in the community.  c) So there is no jealousy.  d) So that everything will stay the same and the community won't rebel  e) NOTA
17. What is it about himself that Jonas is frightened of?  a) That he's different.  b) That he has felt pain.  c) That he can soothe Gabriel.  d) That he might mess up being the Receiver.  e) NOTA

Thursday, 1/20/11 - EIGHTH GRADE

Go over Benchmark II.

MAUS Wrap up.

Interviews due THURSDAY, 1/27! Note new date!

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