Assignments
What is an assignment?
A job
What is the first memory the giver gives to Jonas?
Sledding down a hill
Who is the main character?
Jonas
How many children can each family have?
two
What item changed in the air as it was thrown?
Apple
What does Jonas's father do?
Nurturer
What was the first color Jonas saw?
Red
What is a utopia?
A society believed to be perfect
What is a comfort object?
Stuffed animal
What was Gabriel's comfort object?
a hippo
What assignment did Jonas get?
Receiver of memory
What is the first memory of pain the giver gave to Jonas?
a sunburn
What month does the story begin? (Setting)
December
What does release mean?
Killed.
What does Jonas see at the beginning of the novel?
An airplane flying overhead
What assignment did Asher receive?
Assistant Director of Recreation
What is the second memory the giver gives to Jonas?
Sunshine
What is plot?
What ceremony is held for children at the age of 12?
Ceremony of Twelve
What is the first lie Jonas tells his parents?
That he had no dream the night before
What was the name of the department Jonas's mother worked?
Department of Justice
What was the first memory that rosemary felt that caused her pain?
A child taken from her parents
What is conflict
a disagreement or clash between opposing ideas, interest or forces
What age did children receive their bikes?
Nine
What assignment does Jonas think lily would be good at?
Speaker