What rule was added to the Receiver's job description 10 years ago?
They can't apply for release.
100
Why do you think the Giver really wants Jonas to watch the video of the twin's release?
He wants Jonas to really know what is going on when people are released.
100
How did the Giver first experience "the capacity to see beyond?"
He heard music.
100
What forces Jonas to flee the community sooner than he had planned?
They are going to release Gabe the next day.
100
How does the natural world change as Jonas and Gabe get farther away from the community?
More woods, Animals (deer, fox), more streams, no agricultural fields, birds, weather.
200
Name one way Jonas and Rosemary are similar and one way they are different.
Similar=pale eyes, chosen as Receiver-in-training
Different=boy/girl, Rosemary applies for release
200
What does Jonas's father actually do to the infant when he releases it?
He sticks a needle in it's forehead and kills it by injection.
200
What is Jonas's escape plan.
Leave a note for his parents, take his bike and clothes down to the river, and fake his death. In reality, he will try to escape by hiding in the trunk of the Giver's car.
200
How does Jonas staying over night with the Giver lead to the decision to release Gabe?
They decide, since Jonas isn't there to watch him, to test Gabe at the nurturing center to see how well he can sleep through the night.
200
How does Jonas feel about his survival compared to Gabe's?
He doesn't care if he survives, but he wants Gabe to survive.
300
Why does Rosemary apply for Release?
She becomes depressed after getting all of the bad memories.
300
How does Jonas seeing his father release the twin change the way Jonas views his father?
It makes him not trust him because he lied about what he did to release people.
300
Who is the Giver's Daughter?
Rosemary
300
How does the author let us think (at first) that Gabe has been released.
At the beginning of the Chapter, she doesn't say that Gabe is escaping with Jonas until later on.
300
How is Jonas's getting food in the wild different from how food was gotten in the community.
Food was delivered 3 times a day in the community. In the Wild, Jonas must hunt and scavenge for food, and they are always hungry.
400
What would happen to the memories if Jonas disappeared?
They would go back into the community for the people to have.
400
Do you think Rosemary really knew what release was when she asked for it.
Yes. She asked to inject herself.
400
Does the Giver plan to escape in the original plan? Where does he want to go instead.
He does not want to escape because he wants to be with Rosemary.
400
What is the irony in the newchild caretakers being called "nurturers."
They are called nurturers, but in reality, they actually kill children who are weak or seen as inadequate.
400
How is Gabe different in the wild than in the community.
He was a happy baby in the community. Now he cries constantly because he is hungry, cold, and weak.
500
What really happens to Rosemary when she is released?
she dies
500
How does actual release differ from Jonas's idea of release.
Jonas believes that people get Released to Elsewhere. Actually, they are just killed and disposed of.
500
Before he leaves, how does Jonas show he is more attached to the Giver than to his family?
He wants the Giver to go with him.
500
How far do you think Jonas and Gabe travel?
They travel out of the communities and into Elsewhere.
500
What are the two opinions of what happen to Jonas in the End of the Novel.