The Giver- Characters
The Giver- Plot
The Giver- Themes
Poetry- Devices
Poetry- Themes
100
Jonas's friend who works in the House of the Old
Who is Fiona?
100
The name of the Jonas was anxiously awaiting
What is the Ceremony of Twelve
100

Name one "man vs. man" conflict from The Giver

What is Jonas's conflict with his parents upon discovering that love is an "obsolete" word in their eyes?

100
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful for thou art not so."
What is personification?
100
The woman who wrote "She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms"
Who is Emily Dickinson?
200
the boy who falls into the river and is replaced during a special ceremony
Who is Caleb?
200
The first thing Jonas saw the color of
What is an apple?
200
Name one "man vs. society" conflict between Jonas and Sameness
What is Jonas's conflict with Sameness's lack of choices given to its citizens; his discovery of the meaning of "release"
200
Name two: "Almost perfect... but not quite." Those were the words of Mary Hume At her seventh birthday party, Looking 'round the ribboned room. "This tablecloth is pink not white-- Almost perfect... but not quite."
What are rhyme and repetition?
200
The man who wrote "The Lamb"
Who is William Blake?
300
often uses imprecise language
Who is Asher?
300
What Jonas's mother does for a living
Who works for the Department of Justice?
300
Give one example of foreshadowing in chapters 1-11 of The Giver.
What Jonas's vision of the apple's color? What is Jonas's apprehension at the beginning of the novel?
300
Juliet is the sun.
What is metaphor?
300
What can we infer about the speaker's worldview in the poem? What seems to be the poem's central concern? I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you Nobody too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know! How dreary to be Somebody! How public like a Frog To tell one’s name the livelong day To an admiring Bog!
--> loneliness, alienation requires empathy, compassion, and connection --> no mention of God-- interdependence with other humans --> integrity above notoriety?
400
does not sleep well at night
Who is Gabriel?
400
The House of the Old
Where does Jonas volunteer at the beginning of the novel?
400
Two choices that members of the Community are not granted
What is the freedom to choose clothing? What is the freedom to choose a career?
400
I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?
400
Name the poet who wrote "Old Woman" and name some of the main themes of his poetry.
Who is Carl Sandburg? What are homelessness; particular, small scenes, travel, urban life?
500
submits a plea to the Committee of Elders to place Gabriel in a family unit
Who is Jonas's father?
500
Jonas's assignment/selection after the Ceremony of Twelve
What is the Receiver?
500
Contrast the Giver's ideas about how wisdom is acquired with what Scripture says about who or what gives an individual wisdom.
The Giver: wisdom acquired by transfer of memory; experience. Scripture: - "Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5 - "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him." James 1:5 "
500
"Thy soul was like a Star"
What is a simile?
500
The number of syllables per line for Haiku form
What is 5-7-5?
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