Vocabulary
"It was a lesser job, night-crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more vital jobs of the daytime hours."
According to context clues, what does the word vital mean?
What is... important or essential.
Who's point of view is the story told from?
Who is... Jonas.
How does the apple change when Jonas and Asher are playing catch with it?
What is... Jonas was able to see the red color of the apple.
Jonas has the ability to "see beyond". What is the Giver's special ability?
What is... to "hear beyond".
What was Jonas' assignment when he turned 12?
What is... the Receiver of Memory.
"Jonas remembered his mother had called it a job without honor... Birthmother was an important job, if lacking in prestige."
According to context clues, what does the word prestige mean?
What is... respect and admiration.
Who is Jonas' best friend?
Who is... Asher.
Why must Jonas take pills?
What is... to avoid having stirrings.
What position is Jonas in when he receives the memories from The Giver?
What is... laying down on his stomach.
Who is Jonas' first stirring of?
Who is... Fiona.
"He could still hear it when he opened his eyes and lay anguished on the bed where he received the memories."
According to context clues, what does the word anguished mean?
What is... to experience pain or agony.
Who is Jonas' sister?
Who is... Lily.
What does the word "release" mean as used in the book?
What is... death by injection.
What was the first memory that the Giver gave to Jonas?
What is... the memory of sledding down a hill.
At what age do children of Jonas' community begin their volunteer hours?
What is... eight years old.
"At dawn Gabriel began to stir. They were in an isolated place; fields on either side of the road were dotted with thickets of trees here and there."
According to context clues, what does the word isolated mean?
What is... far away from other places or people, or a remote location.
What is the name of the baby that Jonas' dad takes home?
Where does Jonas volunteer?
What is... Jonas volunteers at various places.
Who is Rosemary to the Giver?
What is... the Giver's daughter.
What was Gabriel's comfort object?
What is... a hippo.
"He tried to use the flagging power of his memory to recreate meals, and managed brief, tantalizing fragments... banquets with huge roasted meats; birthday parties with thick frosted cakes."
According to context clues, what does the word tantalizing mean?
What is... tempting or tormenting?
Who is Rosemary?
What is... the Giver's daughter and the last failed Receiver of Memory.
Why did Jonas get called last for his Assignment during the Ceremony of 12?
What is... Jonas got the Assignment of becoming the Receiver of Memory.
What was the first memory of pain that Jonas received from the Giver?
What is... the memory of a sunburn.
What was Asher's assignment?
What is... the Assistant Director of Recreation.