Q 01/05

Which pop star played Rosemary, the Giver's daughter, in the 2014 film of Lois Lowry's The Giver?

A) Selena Gomez

B) Taylor Swift

C) Miley Cyrus

D) Demi Lovato

Answer · why

B) Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift took the small role of Rosemary, the earlier trainee whose failure still haunts the old man. The film reached cinemas in August 2014.

Q 02/05

Which actor spent nearly 20 years trying to film Lois Lowry's The Giver before playing the title role himself?

A) Tom Hanks

B) Kevin Costner

C) Harrison Ford

D) Jeff Bridges

Answer · why

D) Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges first hoped to direct the film with his father Lloyd as the Giver. Lloyd died in 1998, and the project stalled for another 15 years.

Q 03/05

Lois Lowry, author of The Giver, was born in 1937 in which place that was then a US territory?

A) Alaska

B) Puerto Rico

C) Hawaii

D) Philippines

Answer · why

C) Hawaii

Hawaii was her home only until 1940, when the family left for Brooklyn. It was the first of many moves that followed her father's military career.

Q 04/05

In Lois Lowry's The Giver, what does Jonas discover really happens to people who are "released" from the community?

A) They are killed

B) They are exiled

C) They are imprisoned

D) They lose their memories

Answer · why

A) They are killed

They are killed: Jonas learns the truth from a secret recording in which a newborn twin is given a lethal injection.

Q 05/05

To which neutral country do Ellen Rosen and her parents escape by boat in Lois Lowry's Number the Stars?

A) Switzerland

B) Sweden

C) Ireland

D) Portugal

Answer · why

B) Sweden

Sweden lay only a short sea crossing away, and Annemarie's uncle Henrik carries the refugees there in his own boat.