The community events
Why did the pilot got released from the community?
He misread his navigational instructions and frightened the community.
What do numbers assigned to each child mean?
Their order of their birth.
What does Jona's mother do for living?
She works for the department of justice.
Where does the Giver get his wisdom?
From memories of the previous receiver.
Why does Jonas worry about Asher's assignment?
Asher does not have a serious interest
Why does the nurturing center release one of every set of identical twins?
It is inconvenient to have identical people walking around
Why do they have to take their pills in the mornings?
To "protect them" from stirrings
What does Jonas's dad do for a living?
He works at the nurturing center
What is the name of the failed receiver who was chosen 10 years ago?
Rosemary
How does Jonas keep the search planes from finding him and Gabriel?
He transmits memories of cold so that the heat-seeking planes cannot locate them
Why does the Chief Elder apologize to the audience at the ceremony of 12?
She created some anxiety because of Jonas assignment
What does "being realesed" mean in the communitty?
It means death, but persons in the community believe is a peaceful departure to another place.
Why is Lily skeptical of Johnas's story about the elephants?
Lily has been raised to think that elephants are imaginary creatures
What method does the Giver use to train Johnas?
He places his hands on Jonas's bare back and gives him memories.
How does Jonas help the new child Gabriel go to sleep
He transmits memories of peacefully sails on a lake
How does the community react to the death of the child in the river?
They chant the child's name over and over, each time more and more softly.
What does "stirring" mean in the book?
The feelings of romantic or sexual desired.
Why does Jonas's mother discourage Lily from being a birth mother?
The position holds very little honor in the society.
What is the first memory Jonas receives?
A ride on a sled through falling snow
Why is Gabriel in danger of being released?
He is not growing fast enough
Why is Jonas not permitted to apply for realese?
If Jonas left the community, all the memories he had accumulated would enter the minded of the citizens and create chaos
Why does Jonas decide that "aprehensive"is a better word for his feelings than "frightened"?
It expresses exactly how he feels.
Why do Jonas's parents refuse to tell him that they love him?
They think love is an obsolete word with no meaning.
Why did Jonas leave the community before the time he and the Giver had planned?
He founds out that Gabriel will be released the next morning and wants to save his life
Why does Jonas interrupt his friends'game of good guys and bad guys?
He notices that the game is sarcastic about tragedies.