Chapter 17 Quiz — The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 17

What unusual event occurs at the beginning of Chapter 17?

• A Ceremony of Twelve is announced ahead of schedule
• An unscheduled holiday is declared for the community
• The Giver cancels Jonas's training for the day
• A new child is unexpectedly assigned to Jonas's family

Why have Jonas's Stirrings returned?

• The Giver transmitted a memory that triggered them permanently
• Jonas has reached a new stage of biological development
• Jonas has stopped taking his daily pills as instructed
• The community changed the medication formula recently

What game are Jonas's friends playing when he finds them?

• A catching and throwing game near the river
• A race on bicycles through the community paths
• A game of war where they pretend to shoot each other
• A ball game organized by the recreation committee

Why does the war game horrify Jonas?

• He remembers being punished for playing rough games as a child
• He carries the real memory of a battlefield with dying soldiers
• The Giver specifically told him that all games are forbidden
• He is worried that the children will accidentally injure each other

How does Asher react when Jonas asks the children to stop playing the war game?

• He apologizes and suggests a different game instead
• He becomes frightened and asks Jonas what is wrong
• He becomes annoyed and says the game is perfectly normal
• He ignores Jonas completely and continues playing silently

What important realization does Jonas have about his friends in Chapter 17?

• He realizes they have been secretly receiving memories too
• He realizes they are deliberately ignoring his feelings
• He realizes he loves them but they can never truly love him back
• He realizes they will soon be assigned different life roles

What ability has Jonas now fully developed as a result of the transmitted memories?

• The ability to hear music that others cannot detect
• The ability to see colors fully in a colorless world
• The ability to read other people's private thoughts
• The ability to predict future events before they occur

What does Jonas's Father say will happen to Gabriel?

• Gabriel will be moved to a different family unit for care
• Gabriel will be given stronger medication to help him sleep
• Gabriel will be released if he doesn't sleep through the night soon
• Gabriel will stay with Jonas's family unit permanently

What does Father mention about the identical twins expected to be born?

• Both twins will be assigned to the same family unit together
• The smaller twin will be released from the community
• The twins will be sent to a special nurturing facility
• One twin will be given to a family in a neighboring community

What literary device is most prominent in the war game scene?

• Metaphor, comparing the game to a dance performance
• Dramatic irony, since Jonas and the reader understand what the children do not
• Flashback, showing Jonas's memories of his own childhood games
• Personification, giving human qualities to the weapons in the game

What theme does Chapter 17 primarily explore?

• The importance of following community rules and traditions
• The cost of awareness and the isolation that knowledge brings
• The benefits of Sameness in preventing social conflict
• The power of friendship to overcome any obstacle or barrier

How does the unscheduled holiday function in the chapter's narrative?

• It provides a setting for Jonas to practice transmitting memories alone
• It creates a carefree atmosphere that contrasts with Jonas's inner anguish
• It allows Jonas to visit The Giver for an extra training session
• It gives the community a chance to prepare for an upcoming Ceremony

What does Chapter 17 suggest about the relationship between memory and morality?

• Memories are dangerous and should be suppressed to keep people safe
• Moral understanding depends on experiencing or knowing about real suffering
• People are naturally moral regardless of what memories they hold
• Only the Elders need memories to make ethical decisions for everyone

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