Trivia
The author of Messenger
Who is Lois Lowry?
Dangerous; threatening
What is ominous?
One of Matty's best friends. Although he's kind and caring, he is also boastful and self-important, to the point of making Matty sarcastically wonder whether his friend's true name might be Boaster or Bragger. He was born in Village and is afraid of Forest, especially after seeing Gatherer entangled.
Who is Ramon?
It was dangerous for them. Sometimes it closed in and entangled people who had tried to travel beyond. There had been terrible deaths, with bodies brought out strangled by vines or branches that had reached out malevolently around the throats and limbs of those who decided to leave Village. Somehow, too, it knew that Matty’s travels were benign and necessary.
What is Forest?
Something that isn't real.
What is an illusion?
The two novels in the series that were written before Messenger?
What are The Giver and Gathering Blue?
A group of people in general, like the masses or a population
What is populace?
The local school teacher in Village. He is a kind, patient man who looks out for everyone in Village, especially children who have never been to school before. He is called Rosy by the children because of a red birthmark on his face. Jean is his daughter.
Who is Mentor?
In this place where Matty now lived people thought lying was wrong.
What is Village?
Painfully desirous of another's advantages; wanting what someone else has.
What is jealous or jealousy?
What is the activity surrounded in mystery that Matty and Seer do not joke about?
What is trading?
Entrap or get caught in
What is entangle?
Seer's daughter; she was the protagonist of Messenger’s prequel, Gathering Blue. She lives in a village a week's walk away from Village, and has a "crooked leg." She insisted on staying in her hometown years ago to help improve conditions there, but agreed to one day join Seer in Village.
Who is Kira?
Where Matty had come from, flaws like that were not allowed. People were put to death for less.
What are the other villages or communities?
Someone or something that is gentle, kind, mild, or harmless.
What is benign?
What Ramon's family received from trading?
What is the gaming machine?
A sign of weakness or defect. An imperfection.
What is a flaw?
He was named Christopher in Gathering Blue and is the blind man that Matty lives with. He arrived in Village years before Matty was born after being injured and left for dead by men in his and Matty's old settlement. In Village, he is a beloved and integral part of the community. Though blind, he knows everyone, and he walks the lanes daily to check on the wellbeing of everyone in Village.
Who is Seer?
In this setting, marks and failings were not considered flaws at all. They were valued.
What is Village?
To take part in an activity or organization
What is participate?
What are the three settings of Messenger?
What is Forest, Village, other villages/communities?
Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked.
What is impatient?
The character Jonas from The Giver. He arrived in Village years ago on a red sled, and he's responsible for making Village what it is. He believes in fairness, kindness, and taking care of others.
Who is Leader?
In chapter one, Seer refers to this setting as an illusion.
What is Forest?
A picture woven into cloth. It's a decorative rug you hang on the wall, with detailed images or designs on it.
What is a tapestry?