Characters
Carries the burden of the memories of the world and suffers from the pain contained within the memories
The Giver
True or False. If false, make it true.
Nine years old is the age children get their first bicycle.
True
In the first chapter, why is the Pilot released from the community?
A: he was a spy from an enemy community
B: he misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community
C: he failed to deliver his cargo food on time
D: he crashed his aircraft
B: he misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community
In exchange for taking care of Gabriel, all members of Jonas' family have to sign a statement promising not to...
A: get attached
B: adopt other children
C: Be jealous
D: Neglect the baby
A: get attached
Becomes angry and frustrated after gaining wisdom from memories and realizes that people gave up their freedoms for Sameness
Jonas
True or False. If false, make it true.
People in Jonas's society exist in a painless, peaceful, emotionless state known as Sameness.
True
Jonas' training as Receiver of Memory makes him...
A: wise
B: insensitive
C: obedient
D: afraid
A: wise
When Fiona's hair seems to "change" as Jonas looks at it, what is he seeing?
A: head lice
B: the color red
C: his love for her
D: dandruff
B: the color red
How old is Lily?
7
True or False. If false, make it true.
At the start of the Giver, Jonas is 12 years old.
False. At the start of the Giver, Jonas is 11 years old.
Which rule is most frequently broken in Jonas’s community?
A: children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
B: aircrafts are not to be flown over the community
C: The names of new children are secret until the Naming Ceremony
A: children must not ride bicycles until they are nine
How does Jonas' society determine which of two twin new children will be released?
A: height
B: weight
C: the birth mother decides
D: knowledge
B: weight
Apart from Jonas, with whom is the Giver is permitted to share the burden of his knowledge/memories?
A: Chief Elder
B: His spouse
C: His best friend
D: No one
D: No one
True or False. If false, make it true.
To everyone in the community apart from Jonas, the Giver's title is Transmitter of Memory.
False. Receiver of Memory
In the futuristic society of The Giver, being "released" is the same thing as...
A: Deportation
B: Exile
C: Death
D: Vacation
C: Death
After Jonas flees with Gabriel, what does the community do to try to locate him and bring him back?
A: send heat seeking planes
B: send hunting dogs
C: activate Jonas's GPS implant
D: torture the Giver
A: send heat seeking planes
Near the end of the book, who makes the decision to "release" the new child Gabriel?
A: The Giver
B: Chief Elder
C: Nurturing Center Staff
D: The birth mother
C: The nurturing staff
True or False. If false make it true.
13 years old is the age when your age no longer matters.
False. It's 12 years old.
How does the community react to the death of a child in the river?
A: they hold a candle light vigil
B: they hold seminars to warn children to stay away from the river
C: They send casseroles to the child’s parents
D: They chant the child’s name over and over, each time more and more softly
D: They chant the child’s name over and over, each time more and more softly
What do all children in the community receive at age ten?
A: a jacket with buttons
B: a bike
C: a haircut
D: a bible
C: a haircut