The Giver Chapters 1-2
This is the rule regarding families and the children who are assigned to each family unit.
What is "two children--one male, one female--to each family unit?"
She called attention to Jonas and Gabriel having similar, pale-colored eyes.
Who is Lily?
What is Lily happy to wear for just one more year?
What are hair ribbons?
When young children misbehave, their parents sometimes use this to refer to them instead of their name.
What is birth number?
Jonas asks about the previous Receiver-in-training and learns that her name has this designation.
What is Not-To-Be-Spoken?
This was the first memory transmitted to Jonas by the Giver.
What is sledding down a hill?
This gives instructions to citizens of the community throughout the day.
What is the voice over the loudspeaker?
This Assignment, according to Mother, had very little honor.
What is Birthmother?
The Treatment that is given when children start to mature doesn't stop being given until citizens arrive here.
What is the House of the Old?
Fiona was such a sensitive and gentle girl, and this Assignment was perfect for her.
What is Caretaker of the Old?
Jonas is shocked to discover that his rules for training empower him to do this.
What is lying?
Hills, snow, and many other things were eliminated when Jonas's community adopted this philosophy.
What is Sameness?
In Chapter 1, it is clear that The Giver is a dystopian novel. Name one element of dystopian literature that is clearly presented in Chapter 1.
What is conformity and/or surveillance?
These people take care of newchildren from birth until they are assigned to a family unit.
What are Nurturers?
Gabriel spends his nights with Jonas' family unit for a couple reasons. Name one.
What is an inability to sleep soundly or gain the appropriate amount of weight?
The crowd watching the Ceremony of Twelve noticed this immediately, and everyone became anxious.
What is the Chief Elder skipping Jonas' Assignment?
Jonas was surprised to see the Attendant do this to acknowledge his presence.
What is standing up when he entered the room?
Jonas calls the hill he sees this word.
What is a mound?
He called it "a long, extended mound that rose from the very land where he was."
This ritual was done by each family unit after dinner.
What is the Telling of Feelings?
This is the first item that Jonas saw change inexplicably.
What is an apple?
Children receive these at the Ceremony of One.
What are names and families?
The Chief Elder apologized to the audience, saying that Jonas had not been Assigned, he had been..."
What is selected?
Jonas saw that the Giver's home has thousands of these; he only had three in his family unit's home.
What are books?
This was the first unpleasant memory transmitted to Jonas.
What is a sunburn?
In Chapter 1, Jonas decides he is feeling a particular way and searches for this word to describe it. It is a combination of being nervous and frightened.
What is apprehensive?
This is the reason Jonas doesn't often do his volunteer hours with his friend, Asher.
What is "Asher frequently fooled around and made serious work a little difficult?"
Namings, Matching of Spouses, Placement of Newchildren, and Assignments are all decided by this body.
What is the Council of Elders?
This is the most honored job in the community, and there is only one at a time, except for when the current must train their replacement.
What is Receiver of Memory?
The Giver's furnishings are different than those at Jonas' home in this way.
What are more luxurious fabrics, a more intricately carved wooden table, and an embroidered bedspread?
What is "snow made growing food difficult and transportation almost impossible at times?"