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The Giver Exam
Review Literary Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jonas is determined. What type of characterization is this an example of? | Direct Characterization |
| Based on the following quote, from what point of view is The Giver written: “Now for the first time in his twelve years of life, Jonas felt separate, different. He remembered what the Chief Elder had said: that his training would be alone and apart.”(65) | Third Person Limited |
| “Downward, downward, faster and faster. Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, foo, for the baby.” (179) When does this take place in the novel? | Resolution |
| Jonas's number is skipped during the Ceremony of Twelve. He thinks he did something wrong; however, he is Assigned on of the most honored positions in the community. What type of irony does this best represent? | Situational Irony |
| The genre of The Giver is— | Science Fiction |
| Jonas learns what his Assignment is. When does this happen in the novel? | Rising Action |
| “Jonas bowed his head and searched through his mind. What had he done wrong?”(58) What type of conflict is this an example of? | Internal Conflict |
| “He found a place deeply hidden in the trees, took the newchild there, and lay down, holding Gabriel in his arms. Gabe struggled cheerfully as if it were a wrestling game” (167) This is an example of figurative language. What type of is it? | Simile |
| “Then all the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. Immediately, the rasping voice through the speakers had said LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE.”(2) When does this take place in the novel? | Exposition |
| . “He settled himself on the sled and hugged Gabe close. ..Inside his freezing body, his heart surged with hope.”(178) This gives the reader a clue about what might happen. What literary term is this? | Foreshadowing |
| In chapter 21, Jonas’s father talks to Gabriel: “’It’s bye-bye to you, Gabe, in the morning,” Father had said, in his sweet, sing-song voice.’” (165) What type of irony is this an example of? | Verbal Irony |
| Jonas doesn’t agree with Sameness. What type of external conflict is this an example of? | Man Versus Society |
| Jonas learns that his father's job actually involves killing. Jonas decides he wants to change things. This takes place in the novel's-- | Climax |
| Jonas flees the community with Gabriel. This takes place in the novel's-- | Falling Action |
| Jonas thought it would be easy to give up, but he decided he must try to go on and find the Elsewhere. What type of characterization is this? | Indirect Characterization |
| The genre of any type of informational text, such as a newspaper, dictionary, or warranty is called-- | Non-fiction |
| Jonas is determined. What type of characterization is this an example of? | Direct Characterization |
| Based on the following quote, from what point of view is The Giver written: “Now for the first time in his twelve years of life, Jonas felt separate, different. He remembered what the Chief Elder had said: that his training would be alone and apart.”(65) | Third Person Limited |
| “Downward, downward, faster and faster. Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, foo, for the baby.” (179) When does this take place in the novel? | Resolution |
| Jonas's number is skipped during the Ceremony of Twelve. He thinks he did something wrong; however, he is Assigned on of the most honored positions in the community. What type of irony does this best represent? | Situational Irony |
| The genre of The Giver is— | Science Fiction |
| Jonas learns what his Assignment is. When does this happen in the novel? | Rising Action |
| “Jonas bowed his head and searched through his mind. What had he done wrong?”(58) What type of conflict is this an example of? | Internal Conflict |
| “He found a place deeply hidden in the trees, took the newchild there, and lay down, holding Gabriel in his arms. Gabe struggled cheerfully as if it were a wrestling game” (167) This is an example of figurative language. What type of is it? | Simile |
| “Then all the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. Immediately, the rasping voice through the speakers had said LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE.”(2) When does this take place in the novel? | Exposition |
| . “He settled himself on the sled and hugged Gabe close. ..Inside his freezing body, his heart surged with hope.”(178) This gives the reader a clue about what might happen. What literary term is this? | Foreshadowing |
| In chapter 21, Jonas’s father talks to Gabriel: “’It’s bye-bye to you, Gabe, in the morning,” Father had said, in his sweet, sing-song voice.’” (165) What type of irony is this an example of? | Verbal Irony |
| Jonas doesn’t agree with Sameness. What type of external conflict is this an example of? | Man Versus Society |
| Jonas learns that his father's job actually involves killing. Jonas decides he wants to change things. This takes place in the novel's-- | Climax |
| Jonas flees the community with Gabriel. This takes place in the novel's-- | Falling Action |
| Jonas thought it would be easy to give up, but he decided he must try to go on and find the Elsewhere. What type of characterization is this? | Indirect Characterization |
| The genre of any type of informational text, such as a newspaper, dictionary, or warranty is called-- | Non-fiction |