Vocabulary
Comprehension
Knowledge
Characters
Plot
100
This person is often a caretaker, caregiver, nurse, or nanny.
What is a Nurturer?
100
Jonas lies to his parents about the use of this word. What is it and why does he lie?
What is love? They don't know what love means. They can't understand the depth of the word, so it makes more sense to lie.
100
This is the identical twin that typically gets released.
What is the smaller one?
100
This individual has red hair.
Who is Fiona?
100
This is the skeleton of the story. It happens in a series of related events, one after another.
What is plot?
200
This word means to do something on a whim, out of instinct or reaction.
What is implies?
200
This is the "hearing-beyond" The Giver speaks of. How is it related to Jonas "seeing-beyond"?
What is music? Both The Giver and Jonas had potential before they became The Receiver. Jonas could see the color red and The Giver could hear music.
200
This is the first painful memory transmitted to Jonas.
What is sunburn?
200
This person has trouble sleeping.
Who is Gabriel?
200
This is a struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. It drives the story forward.
What is conflict?
300
This word indicates that one is lazy, lethargic, tired, sluggish, or slow. It indicates a lack of energy or motivation.
What is languid?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!! When Rosemary leaves the community, it is a disaster for the community as well as for The Giver himself. Explain why this is so.
What is burden and love? Rosemary leaving the community caused her memories to go to the community. Also, The Giver loved her like a daughter and felt pain at her absence.
300
This month celebrates the birthday of every child in the community, when each group becomes a year older.
What is December?
300
This person works for the Department of Justice.
Who is Jonas's mother?
300
This particular struggle exists inside the mind of a character. It's typically emotional and feels with deep feelings or thoughts.
What is internal conflict?
400
IF you are are acting this way, you are acting weakly, clumsily, or unskillfully. It is often used for someone old or ill.
What is feebly?
400
This holiday is the favorite for The Giver. Explain the reasons why.
What is Christmas? The Giver enjoys the feelings of warmth, family, and love.
400
This memory was given to Jonas to help him understand the concept of color.
What is a rainbow?
400
This is the elected leader of the community.
Who is the Chief Elder?
400
These are like hurdles that stand in the way of your main character achieving their goal.
What are complications?
500
This word pertains to light. Something is brilliant, bright, vivid, radiant, shining, or incandescent.
What is luminous?
500
Jonas sees his father happily release the twin. How could he behave in such a relaxed and cheery manner?
What is ignorance? The father doesn't understand that he is killing the twin. He doesn't understand the concept of death.
500
The community preforms this ritual for The Ceremony of Loss in the event that someone is accidentally lost to the community forever.
What is the chanting of their name?
500
This character lives at the house of the old. She chats with Jonas as he helps her take a bath.
Who is Larissa?
500
This is the main character of the story. He/She is our hero or heroine. We follow this person along their journey through the novel.
What is the protagonist?
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