Important Terms
Major Events
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Review Questions
Quotes
100
What does the term "elsewhere" mean?
elsewhere= death
100
What happened that the ceremony of twelve?
Jonas's number was skipped when giving out the assignments.
100
What do namers do?
-They name the babies.
100
What is the purpose that people can't discuss their accomplishments?
People can't talk about their accomplishments, because than it might cause jealousy. Also, there is no bragging in the community.
100
Interpret this quote and say who said it, “For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure.”
narrator- It explains how being released is the highest form of disgrace and how citizens try to avoid it.
200
What aren't books allowed in the community?
Books aren't allowed in the community, because they allow creativeness which is not allowed in the community.
200
Who was with Asher when Jonas found him playing war?
Fiona
200
What does the Giver do?
The Giver transmits memories to the new receiver on the real world.
200
Why do Jonas and other adults have to take a pill in the morning? What is the pill for?
They have to take a pill in the morning to control their stirrings. Stirrings are crushes and their can't be true emotion in the community.
200
Interpret this quote and say who says it, "You will be faced, now, with pain of a magnitude that none of us here can comprehend because it is beyond our experience. The Receiver himself was not able to describe it, only to remind us that you would be faced with it, that you would need immense courage."
the chief elder: She is describing what it will take for Jonas to be the Receiver of Memory and how he will undergo pain that no one else understands. This comment also
300
Define precision of language.
This term is imposed to regulate their speech and vocabulary. Their words have to be chosen carefully so that they aren't taken so literally.
300
How was the twin released?
Father placed a syringe into the vein on the baby's forehead which killed him. He then placed the baby into a carton and down the trash chute.
300
What do pilots do?
-Deliver things by cargo planes to the landing field across the river. -These pilots keep the community safe.
300
Why did all couples have three years before they could apply for children? Do you think this would be a good policy to implement?
It is important for all couples to have three years before they could apply for children because the people want successful family unit. The people want to make sure that each couple is happy so that their child is successful as well.
300
Interpret this quote and say who says it, "But when he looked out across the crowd, the sea of faces, the thing happened again. The thing that had happened with the apple. They changed. He blinked, and it was gone. His shoulder straightened slightly. Briefly he felt a tiny sliver of sureness for the first time."
narrator- In this moment, Jonas realizes that maybe he truly is qualified to be the next Receiver of Memory, as he suspects that this “changing” he sees represents his Capacity to See Beyond.
400
What does the term climate control mean?
The climate in the community is always the same to maintain sameness.
400
What did Jonas seeing the color red mean?
It meant that he has the ability to see beyond.
400
Can night crew nurturers get married?
No, they can't get married.
400
What memory did the new child’s death bring back to Jonas?
The soldier’s death reminded Jonas when the new child died. The memory of war reminded Jonas and when the bloodied soldier died. Both the new child and the young soldier had the same look in their eyes when they died. Their limp bodies were the same in the memory of warfare and the new child.
400
Interpret this quote and say who says it, "How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made."
narrator- This is referring to Jonas’s reaction to someone applying for release. It emphasizes how the community is run and initially mentions how the oof Elders makes ALL the decisions for every citizen.
500
Define the terms assignments, ceremony, and rules.
Assignments: they are given based on skill and talent Ceremony: they are help to maintain uniformity Rules: are administered to control behavior
500
How did Jonas calm Gabriel when the new child squirmed fretfully? Explain how this might foreshadow events to come?
During the night, Jonas had to figure out a way to calm crying Gabriel. He began to rhythmically pat his back and hoped it would lull him to sleep. Jonas remembered a peaceful memory that the giver transmitted to him about a sailboat on a lake. He wasn’t aware of giving the memory until he realized that the memory became dimmer and was sliding through his hand into Gabriel. Foreshadowing, this means that if Gabriel doesn’t get released, he can possibly become the new receiver. He is able to see beyond because Jonas was able to transfer memories to his sister, dad, and Asher. Also, because he has pale eyes supported the fact that he can transfer memories to Gabriel.
500
What do the department of justice do?
-Deals with the people people who break the “rules” -Makes the punishments for them -Has to release rule breakers -Enforces the rules
500
Why was Jonas forced to change his plan?
Jonas is forced to change his plan because at dinner with his family, father tells Jonas that they will release Gabriel because he is too frantic at night. Now Jonas knows that “release” is plain murder. Jonas has grown attached to Gabriel and loves him. He doesn’t want Gabe to be killed. Now Jonas started his plan early and took Gabriel with him so he would be safe.
500
Interpret this quote and say who says it, "If he had stayed in the community, he would not be. It was as simple as that. Once he had yearned for choice. Then, when he has had a choice, he had made the wrong one: the choice to leave. And now he was starving."
narrator- Jonas and Gabriel have left the Community in search of a true life with choices and feelings, and to also give that same life to the members of the Community. However, Jonas feels that perhaps he has gotten in over his head and fears that he will not be able to save himself and protect Gabriel. He is having second thoughts about his decision to leave, as it has brought him great suffering.
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