Giver Q/A.
Quiz. (16-17)

1. Why doesn't Jonas want to go back to The Giver? a) It's boring.  b) He wants his childhood back.  c) He doesn't think he's smart enough to be the Receiver.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
2. All of these are things he has experienced through the memories, except...   a)  Pain  b) Loneliness  c) Solitude  d) Joy  e) All of the above.
3. The word Jonas is searching for to describe the feeling in the room of the memory is...  a) Warmth  b) Joy  c) Happiness  d) Contentment  e) Love
4. Jonas liked the idea of having grandparents around.  a) True  b) False
5. When Jonas asks his parents if they love him, their reaction could best be described as...  a) anger  b) frustration  c) shock  d) nonchalance  e) amusement
6. What do Jonas's parents say about the word love?  a) That it is a banned word.  b) They don't know what he means because they don't have the memories.  c) It is against the rules.  d) The pills make it impossible  e) NOTA
7. After that conversation with his parents, Jonas... a) tells Gabe that things could be different.  b) lies to his parents.  c) decides to stop taking his pill.  d) all of the above.  e) NOTA
8. Jonas now realizes that there is an Elsewhere out there.   a) True  b) False
9. Now that Jonas is experiencing deep feelings like anger and sadness, he realizes that his family doesn't really have any real feelings at all.  a) True  b) False
10. Why is Jonas so disturbed by the game his friends are playing?  a) He remembers the thirsty kid from his dream of war.  b) He thinks it isn't fair.  c) He doesn't understand the rules.  d) He thinks it's dangerous.  e) NOTA
11. How does Asher react when Jonas tells him what he thinks of the game?  a) He invites him to join in.  b) He tries to explain why they are playing it.  c) He asks Jonas to go for a ride along the river.  d) He gets irritated at Jonas.  e) NOTA
12. Why does Jonas feel overwhelmed with feelings of loss?  a) Asher told him he ruined the game.  b) Fiona refused to take a ride with him.  c) He doesn't really like his old friends any more.  d) His friends can't love him back.  e) NOTA
13. What is Lily's "What If?" story about Elsewhere?  a) That it's in outer space.  b) That it's some sort of parallel or twin world  c) That it has animals.  d) That the newchildren never grow up there.  e) That it's like heaven.

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Tuesday, 1/25/11 - EIGHTH GRADE
Bonus Question: Whom is this a picture of?
Spelling Pretest #10.
If you earn less than 15/22, by Friday you must do 5x each for the words you missed.
Pigman.(Chapters 1 and 2)

1. Already we can tell that John and Lorrain have violated part of their oath. Which part?
2. What was the reason for the only failure of a "fruit roll"?
3. What does Lorrain say is John's best feature (of his looks)?
4. (2) Why does she say John does the things he does?
5. What does Lorrain say she has that John doesn't? (Or at least pretends not to.)
6. What makes her say he's just pretending about that?
7. John and Lorrain met when John sat down beside Lorrain and started to...
8. What does Lorrain think her main psychological problem is?
9. We can see it's probably really...?

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