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

She had already won a Newbery Medal for Number the Stars before The Giver earned her a second one.

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) Printz Award

D) Carnegie Medal

Answer · why

A) Newbery Medal

The same book also picked up the 1994 Regina Medal and the 1996 William Allen White Award.

Q 04/05

How old is Jonas when the novel begins?

A) 12

B) 13

C) 14

D) 16

Answer · why

A) 12

The 2014 film aged him up to 16 so the cast could play a romance that is barely hinted at in the book.

Q 05/05

What is the name of 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

Under it the community also lost color, climate and terrain, leaving a flat world in every sense.