The Giver
The genre of The Giver.
What is a dystopian novel?
Author of the poem.
Who is William Blake?
The genre of the text.
What is a dystopian/sci-fi short story or satire?
The setting of the novel. (2 answers)
What is District 12 in Panem?
Who is John Lennon?
3 things the community sacrificed for Sameness.
Weather, color, hills, holidays, music, animals, etc.
What is a tree?
Names of the 4 main characters.
Who are Harrison, Hazel, George, and the Handicapper General?
The name of the ceremony in chapters 1-2.
What is the Reaping?
The kind of world the singer imagines.
What is a perfect, peaceful world?
Thematic topic words discussed in the novel.
What are Sameness, perfection, individuality, choices, freedom, memories, emotions, etc.?
What is humility and what are deception/cruelty?
The limitations that the government places on its people. Give 3 examples.
What are handicaps? Ex: George's earpiece, Harrison's facial handicaps, chains on ballerinas, etc.
The major conflict in the first two chapters.
What is Katniss taking Primrose's place in the Hunger Games?
Things the singer says we need to get rid of. Name 3.
Religion, war, greed, hunger, heaven, hell, possessions, etc.
Positive memory with most impact on Jonas AND negative memory with most impact on him.
What are Christmas and warfare?
What the image represents.
What is the human mind?
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
Name 3 character traits that Katniss and Jonas share.
What are brave, sacrificial, caring, passionate, determined, etc.?
Theme for the song.
What is __{insert theme here}?
The climax of The Giver.
What is Jonas watching his father kill a newchild?
Connection to The Giver.
What is that perfection will never be possible because people are imperfect/cruel?
Name 3 similarities between Harrison and Jonas.
What are: they go against the rules, they value freedom/individuality, they make sacrifices to bring true peace, etc?
What is: they are both very controlling and try to limit their people's individuality/freedom?
The song's connection to The Giver.
What is: this is the type of world that Jonas's community tried to be/was in the beginning?