Q 01/05

Who wrote The Giver?

A) Madeleine L'Engle

B) Lois Lowry

C) Katherine Paterson

D) Judy Blume

Answer · why

B) Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry also took the photograph on the cover: the face is Carl Nelson, a painter she once profiled for a magazine, who later went blind.

Q 02/05

In which year was The Giver first published?

A) 1993

B) 1996

C) 1999

D) 2003

Answer · why

A) 1993

It arrived four years after Number the Stars and won the Newbery Medal the following year.

Q 03/05

Which major children's literature award did The Giver win in 1994?

A) Newbery Medal

B) Caldecott Medal

C) Golden Kite Award

D) Carnegie Medal

Answer · why

A) Newbery Medal

Newbery Medal night brought no verdict on the ending: accepting it, the author said readers hoping for the true interpretation would be disappointed, ...

Q 04/05

Which friend of Jonas in The Giver was smacked as a small child for saying smack when he meant snack?

A) Fritz

B) Pierre

C) Benjamin

D) Asher

Answer · why

D) Asher

Asher got a whack from the discipline wand each time the wrong word came out, a story the Chief Elder retells before naming him Assistant Director of ...

Q 05/05

In The Giver, what name is given to the plan that removed pain, strife and emotional depth from society?

A) The Order

B) Sameness

C) The Balance

D) Stillness

Answer · why

B) Sameness

Sameness also did away with color and with any weather that did not suit the crops, giving up surprise of every kind for a safe and predictable life.